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March 06, 2019 Lent: Silence
As we consider life in the desert, the invitation to enter into a season of
scarcity and contemplation, join us in this opportunity to pray and reflect
together as a community, and to seek God’s guidance as we enter this forty
day journey of Lent. In the silence, may our ears be tuned to hear God in
new ways.
23 min
March 04, 2019 Into The Desert
Pastor Sean Palmer shares vulnerably from his own story, inviting us to
consider how we are called to prepare for and enter into the sacred season
of Lent. The desert is a place which can feel barren and hopeless, but is
where God comes to meet us separated from our ego and defenses. May these
weeks of fasting and contemplation transform our experience of Jesus’ death
and resurrection, and help us to faithfully walk the path he has laid
before us.
40 min
February 25, 2019 Follow The Thread: John 3
Pastor Chris Seay brought us into the fuller context around the often
quoted John 3:16 in order to consider Jesus’ unfailing heart for the
outsider, the truth he continually proclaimed about who he is, and the
invitation of eternal hope that he offered to Nicodemus just as he freely
and lovingly offers it to us and to all.
0 min
February 11, 2019 Learning to Love Ourselves
As we continue our series on Love, we welcome guest speaker Michael
Rudzena, from Trinity Grace Tribeca. Pastor Michael leads us in examining
the importance of learning to love ourselves if we are to love others well.
If we are going to love ourselves, we have to learn to know, accept, and
feel ourselves. How can we listen to others if we cannot listen to
ourselves?
50 min
February 03, 2019 Love in Conflict
Pastor Sean Palmer leads us this weekend as we reflect on the roadmap
towards reconciliation. What does it look like to forgive someone when they
have sinned against us, offended us, or done something wrong? Join us as we
learn to embrace the call to reconcile, redeem and seek those we shall
forgive.
36 min
January 28, 2019 A Transgressive Love
It was a great joy to welcome back Dr. Richard Beck, who asked us to
consider Jesus’ encounter with a leper in which the “unclean” man was met
with a love that reached across boundaries; an encounter in which the
promise of relationship preceded healing. We’re called to name the places
of disgust and contempt that lead us to create an other, and ask God to
help change our hearts into a radically different way of loving.
30 min
January 21, 2019 Love Is Our Superpower
Pastor Chris Seay continues our series of conversations on love; exploring
love as the antithesis and antidote for fear. When we truly receive God’s
love and embrace in faith that the saving work of Christ has liberated us
from shame and condemnation, our hearts and lives open up to love
vulnerably, boldly, and courageously.
36 min
January 14, 2019 Being IN Love
Ericka Graham invites us to consider the active rhythms of God’s love. The
God who made us knows us intimately. The God who came down to be with us
empathizes with our limps and burdens. The God who loves all is expansive
and inclusive in gathering His people together. How will we live out these
same rhythms as instruments of this cycle of love in ways that will
transform countless lives and relationships?
35 min
January 07, 2019 Love Comes First
Pastor Sean Palmer begins a series that will unfold in the coming weeks as
we consider our call to greater love, directed by the love we first receive
from God. In a world that views many Christians as a core part of the
problem, in a culture shaped by “me first”, the only solution is the
tireless commitment to love first; even and especially when it’s not easy.
30 min
December 31, 2018 That One Thing
Pastor Mike Yager leads us in the continued celebration of Christmas,
inviting us to consider what the Incarnation and Jesus’ encounter with Mary
and Martha tell us about our call to presence and participation. As we
enter the new year, what rhythms will help us be with the God who has taken
on flesh to be with us?
28 min

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A collection of media, reflections, and resources from Ecclesia in Houston, Texas. Ecclesia is Houston’s Holistic Missional Christian Community. For additional information on Ecclesia Houston visit…