Evangelical Community Church (ecc)

“In order to be great you must be a servant. Those who are first will be last…” This was the consistent message of Jesus, but the disciples didn’t understand. Everything about their environment suggested that greatness was associated with power, wealth, and fame. Isn’t this still the problem? As we consider Crossroads on the journey to the cross, let’s refocus on Jesus’ teaching about servanthood.

How are followers of Jesus Christ called to live in the world in light of the way God has worked in our lives? Listen as Josiah considers that question in a message in our new “Life in the Kingdom” series titled City on a Hill. We'll focus on Matthew 5:13-16.

Here is a picture of a woman who expressed extravagant love for Jesus without regard for cultural protocol or what people around her might think. Her gaze was upon Jesus and nothing else mattered. Because of her passionate love, Jesus predicted that her story would be told to the whole world. Here we are 2,000 years later, on the other side of the world, learning from her story.

Josiah begins a new series on life in the kingdom of God. We will be studying the Beatitudes as we consider together the transforming nature of God's rule over creation and the impact of that reality on the way we live.

Here are some important words from Jesus: “Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” Wow, Jesus doesn’t make it easy!

Josiah kicked off the New Year and a new semester at Connexion with a sermon from Psalm 63 with encouragement on how we can pursue growth in Christ in 2016.

In this new series, we will consider New Testament passages that lead Jesus and his disciples to Calvary. There are many poignant moments in the journey to the cross which allow us to reflect on the meaning of discipleship. We'll begin by looking at Jesus’ own description of himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.

The beginning of a new year seems like a good time to consider what it means to be "new creations in Christ." What's new about us? How does our 'newness' change how we view others?

Around the world, people acknowledge the special birth of the Christ child even if they have no desire to submit to him. Jesus is more than the average king. What do we have to give this King?

The third Sunday of Advent

Christ Community Church (formerly ECC)

Reorient your heart around the miracle at the center of the Christmas season. Josiah speaks on the magnitude and mystery of what God has done in the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christ Community Church (formerly ECC)

Josiah continues the series on our Read ID, drawing our attention on our security in Christ.

Sometimes we get gifts that are meant just for us - a bottle of cologne, a new tie, etc. Other times, gifts are for the whole family - like a board game, or a basketball hoop. Imagine a gift that was for you, your family, the neighborhood, the whole town...now think bigger. A gift for the nations. That's the kind of gift that was given in Christ, and Mary reflects on this in the song known as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55).

When Jesus encountered 10 people who had leprosy on the way to Jerusalem he healed all of them. After all of them were healed only one returned to give thanks. I want to be like the leper who returned. I want my life to be a thanksgiving offering to Jesus. Join me in giving thanks to the one who gave us life.

This past Sunday at Connexion Josiah taught on how the Holy Spirit empowers us to be transformed to Christ's likeness and for service to others. Listen as we consider together how the Spirit helps us in our walks of faith and how we can walk in step with the Spirit in our lives!

This story of Jesus' delivering a man from a host of demons may be one of the most bizarre in the Gospels, and yet, bizarre though it is, it's filled with theological truths that cross centuries and cultures and speak into our lives even today. This account shows us something important regarding the nature of evil and also the nature of the One who takes it on and conquers it.

Dan Waugh helps us explore the topic of personal holiness. The caricatures of holiness that masquerade as the real thing make it hard for us to conceive of holiness as beautiful, but through the Word we can see how essential and attractive holiness is.

We can become so busy with work and other important details that it can eclipse what is most essential. Are you too busy to pray? Are you too busy to read the Bible? Are you too busy for worship? These are important questions that Jesus wants us to consider. Let’s do that by looking at the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10 – unless you’re too busy!