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Ekklesia Church at RaleighApostles’ Creed: Part 3 (I believe in Jesus Christ)This week we begin discussing the Son/Jesus section of the Apostles’ Creed. It is the longest section in the creed and full of interesting and complex elements. But today we will talk about the foundation this first line lays for us: That our faith is real, relational, and revolutionary.2025-07-2835 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighApostles' Creed: Part 2What does it mean to call God the “creator of heaven and earth” — and why does it matter today? In this sermon, we explore how this ancient line of the Apostles’ Creed invites us to see God not as a distant builder, but as a poet crafting beauty and meaning into every part of creation. Discover how moments of joy, awe, and community can reveal heaven meeting earth in our everyday lives.2025-07-2421 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighApostles' Creed: Part 1This Sunday we begin a new series on the Apostles’ Creed, as we take a look at some background and discuss the first line, “I believe in God, the Father almighty.” In the modern world this can be a difficult line for some, but seen through an historical lens, it is both surprising and comforting.2025-07-1336 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 10: You Shall Not CovetThis Sunday, we're joined by Franklin Morales from the Episcopal Diocese for a special interview as he and his family prepare for their transition to Canada. We also wrap up our series on the 10 Commandments with the final commandment: You Shall Not Covet. In a world of mass media and constant advertising, it is difficult to talk about coveting, but in some ways this final commandment might be the most important of all. And it brings us full circle back to the beginning.2025-06-3036 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 9: Truth as a Revolutionary ActIt's not just our mouths that participate in and propagate lies. In a media-saturated age, it's also our ears and eyes - the voices we choose to platform. How do we become people of truth in an age of misinformation and algorithmic bias?2025-06-2329 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 8: Don't Be an Aphron (You Shall Not Steal)This Sunday we discuss the eighth commandment - You shall not steal. This is an easy one to breeze by, but if we’re willing to ask deeper questions there is a powerful calling in this commandment.2025-06-1633 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 7: Purity Culture, Smartphones, and the Seventh CommandmentThrough personal stories, cultural critique, and a dose of humor, this message explores the seventh commandment: You shall not commit adultery. What might this ancient command teach us about sexuality, relationships, and what it means to be human?2025-06-0929 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 6: You Shall Not MurderThis Sunday we take a look at the sixth commandment: "You shall not murder." On the surface this seems like a pretty easy one. But Jesus challenges us to look deeper into our hearts with this commandment. What is the deeper calling this commandment is pointing to?2025-06-0230 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments - Part 5: The Fifth Commandment for Complicated FamiliesFor some, keeping the Fifth Commandment — honoring their parents — is easy, and even joyful. For others, it is much more complicated. What does it to honor parents who have caused great harm? This honest exploration of the fifth commandment offers no easy answers, but suggests ways to move forward that honor truth and break cycles of harm.2025-05-2724 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments: Part 4 - The SabbathThis week in our series on the 10 commandments, we arrive at the sabbath command. Perhaps no other commandment is more difficult for us to discuss in our modern context, but that is also why it is so important. How can the sabbath help us rehumanize time and rehumanize ourselves in the process?2025-05-1932 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments: Part 3 - Lunch Bags, Baseball Cards, and Carrying God's NameWhat can a child's name on a lunch bag and the back of a baseball card teach us about not taking the Lord's name in vain? In this homily, we explore the deeper intent of the third commandment — how to "carry" God's name rightly.2025-05-1228 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments: Part 2 - Images, Idols, and Jedi Knights (5/4/2025)We're constantly surrounded by images—on social media, entertainment platforms, and news sources. But how often do we consider how these images are shaping us? In this sermon, Pastor Greg explores the deeper wisdom of the second commandment—not as a rule to follow, but as an invitation to recognize the image of God in one another.2025-05-0528 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Ten Commandments: Part 1 - No Other Gods (4/27/2025)Today we begin our new sermon series on the Ten Commandments with a discussion about "covenant" as well as the first commandment. Is having no other gods before God an ancient and irrelevant command? Or is it still as relevant as ever?2025-04-3033 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 7 - Easter Sunday! (4/20/2025)What does it mean to 'proclaim Christ's death' on a day when we celebrate resurrection? This Easter message explores how the cross and empty tomb challenge us with what should — and should not — be resurrected in us.2025-04-3022 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 6 - It Is Finished (4/13/2025)Jesus’s last words on the cross in the gospel of John are, “It is finished.” In Greek, this is just a single word: tetelestai. What can this word, along with a tree in New York City, teach us about the Gospel?2025-04-3034 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 5 - I Thirst (4/6/2025)Jesus' words from the cross, "I thirst," fulfill a vengeful Psalm of David in an unexpected way, bringing humanity's storyline of violence and retaliation to an end. Through the cross, Christ forges a new path — one of reconciliation and healing. How can we step deeper into this new path?2025-04-3027 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 4 - Here is Your Son, Here is Your Mother (3/30/2025)Today, our saying from the cross is, "Here is your son, here is your mother." This saying can feel out of place among the other quotes from the psalms, symbolic statements, and deeply theological words from the cross. But it’s that simplicity and domesticity that actually makes it so important. Additionally, we shone a spotlight on one of our campus partners, The Bridge International, to learn about their important work with survivors of human trafficking.2025-04-3041 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 3 - Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit (3/23/2025)When Jesus said "Into your hands I commit my spirit" from the cross, he wasn't improvising — he was drawing on prayers that had shaped him his entire life. Our daily practices aren't just things we do; they're shaping who we become and how we respond to what life throws at us.2025-04-3031 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 2 - Today, You Will Be With Me in Paradise (3/16/2025)This Sunday we discuss Jesus’s words to the “criminal” being crucified next to him. This interaction has many historical, spiritual, and theological resonances. But perhaps the thing we need to hear most from this is the intimate and personal.2025-04-3032 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighSeven Last Words: Part 1 - Father, Forgive Them (3/9/2025)"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." These words from Jesus on the cross invite us into a deeper understanding of both the grace and challenge embedded in authentic forgiveness.2025-04-3026 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 9 - The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory (3/2/2025)This Sunday, we conclude our series on the Lord‘s prayer with the doxology. What does this section about the kingdom, the power, and the glory, which appears in some versions of the Lord‘s prayer but not others, teach us about the church and ourselves?2025-04-3029 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 8 - Deliver Us From Evil (2/23/2025)From movie villains to social media algorithms, evil takes many forms. In this exploration of the Lord’s Prayer’s plea for deliverance from evil, we examine how Jesus’ wilderness temptations reveal evil’s true nature and favorite temptations. What does this ancient prayer teach us about modern struggles with power, influence, and the seductive promise of Kingdom without cross?2025-04-3034 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 7 - Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2/16/2025)This Sunday, we arrive at the line of the Lord's Prayer: 'Lead us not into temptation.' However, 'temptation' can also be translated as 'testing.' How does this translation change the way we look at this line? Plus, a brief discussion about the Super Bowl halftime show.2025-04-3033 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 6 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2/9/2025)Forgiveness isn't only personal - it's also communal. In this sermon on 'forgive us our trespasses,' we explore how Germany's approach to historical memory offers lessons for our own angry, divided moment. From Jewish tradition to contemporary examples, we'll explore what it means to acknowledge our trespasses and find freedom in forgiveness.2025-04-3029 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 5 - Our Daily Bread (2/2/2025)When Jesus tells us to pray for our daily bread, he is not introducing a new concept. Rather he is building on centuries of tradition. This Sunday we look at the stories Jesus is pointing us to with this line of the prayer and ask what we are really aiming for when we pray it.2025-04-3029 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 4 - Thy Kingdom Come (1/26/2025)With divine timing (or perhaps divine humor), this sermon on "Thy Kingdom Come" lands during inauguration week, inviting us to examine what this prayer truly demands of us. Through stories of ancient Rome and Civil Rights history, we discover how Jesus' vision of God's Kingdom remains a radical challenge to every earthly power structure – calling us not just to pray differently, but to live differently.2025-04-3028 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name (1/19/2025)Through stories of college sports and modern culture, we explore the phrase "Hallowed be Thy name." How might the radical-individualism of our age be challenged by these words from the Lord's Prayer?2025-04-3030 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 2 - Our Father in Heaven (1/12/2025)"Our Father in heaven" - four words that have opened countless prayers through history. This week we consider their surprising meaning in Jesus' world, and what they could mean for us today.2025-04-3024 min
Ekklesia Church at RaleighThe Lord's Prayer: Part 1 - Introduction (1/5/2025)This year we will be walking through the historic Christian Catechism - The Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Apostles Creed. Today we look at some background and context, as we prepare to look at the Lord’s Prayer in more detail over the next 8 weeks.2025-04-3031 min
Seekin' DeaconCommon GroundEkklesia Church in Raleigh holds a common ground and welcomes the LGBTQ community, and a love of teaching. A person who was LGBTQ shared with Curtis early on in a moment of humility that they did not want to be a burden to the church. At that moment, he decided the church was "all in" on whatever support they could and did give. Curtis speaks to the rhythm and cadence of spiritual practices and how they change with the season. He points out to his parishioners not to feel obligated to practice them all because we are a...2025-04-2820 minSeekin' DeaconCommunity IntegrationCurtis discusses how he and his co-pastor, CJ, approach scripture differently. Curtis looks at it from a more musical and artistic view, while CJ, who played quarterback at UNC, views it in a more didactic manner. He goes on to explain how no single person can give a single voice to the Gospel. The church features guest speakers who represent different viewpoints. This former St. Mark's campus is now part of a new initiative launched by the North Carolina Episcopal Diocese, called the New Hope Collaborative. It represents multiple non-profit organizations. Curtis points out that the history of the...2025-04-2115 minSeekin' DeaconEkklesia and MusicPlease join Curtis Mulder, co-pastor at the Ekklesia Church of Raleigh. The church recently moved from a growing and beautiful community that used high school space to St. Mark's, a new community that shares space with non-profits and other ambassadors of love. Curtis shares his Canadian roots, his grounding in teaching, loving, and leading music programs and how they marry with scripture He was called to move to Raleigh 15 years ago to pursue his passion for ministry. Curtis brings his Canadian "flair" to preaching, which shows in this interview. He also speaks of reconciliation and being the best version o...2025-04-1115 min
Life Leaders Collective | Transforming Communities & Culture"100,000 believers to run for office in 10 years" – Kingdom in Politics feat Aamon RossMuch of the church has since forgotten and abdicated its role as an influential and valuable asset (as the Ekklesia) in culture and the political sphere. What kind of impact might we have on culture if religious organizations partnered with civic organizations?
That is the question that Aamon Ross has been asking himself for years. Ross has a heart and passion for the cultural sphere of government and politics. It is his current vision to educate and deploy 100,000 believers to serve in office in the next ten years. In this short interview, he shares with us his j...2022-02-1011 min
Hope Community ChurchThree Words Everybody Needs - Week Three: ChurchWeek Three – Church Everyone needs certain things in life. People need hope. People need community, and people need church. We’ll look at our need for church by studying:Where God is when things don’t go the way we want.Seven signs of a healthy church.What we need to watch out for.Where is God when things don’t go the way we want?Matthew 16:16-19 (NLT)The definition of “church” according to the dictionary: (N) a building used for public Christian worship.The biblical understanding of “church” is diff...2021-01-1939 min