East Cobb Church Podcast

Have you ever sent someone thoughts and prayers? When someone is having a tough time, we instinctively want to help however we can, including prayer. But we don't always know how to pray or even if our prayers will make a difference. Jesus wants to change that. He is inviting us to join him in praying prayers for people that work. Join us as we learn from him how to upgrade our prayers for the people we know and love.

Jesus taught us to talk to God. But does God ever talk back? Is our relationship with God meant to be a monologue or a dialogue? The truth is, God is speaking, and he has something to say to you. We just have to learn to listen. Join us as we discover how to listen to God and experience more of his voice in our lives.

Jesus taught us to talk to God. But does God ever talk back? Is our relationship with God meant to be a monologue or a dialogue? The truth is, God is speaking, and he has something to say to you. We just have to learn to listen. Join us as we discover how to listen to God and experience more of his voice in our lives.

We've all been told that we should pray. And we've heard stories of it working. But for many of us, when we've tried it, we didn't get the same results. So we lost confidence. Some of us gave up. Or worse, concluded no one was there. But what if that doesn't have to be our experience? What if there is a way to pray that works? That brings us closer to God, impacts our lives, and moves things in and around us. Join us as we learn from Jesus how to pray.

Healthy relationships aren't built on rules, but they can't survive without a particular one. And it's a rule that removes every loophole.

The secret to stronger relationships isn't being understood, but choosing to put someone else first, even when they don't deserve it.

Every conflict feels like it's about what someone else did, but the real source runs deeper and it's hard to admit.

When we read the Easter story, we're left asking the question. "What happened?" There are ripples in history that all trace back to one day: the day eye witnesses saw Jesus risen from the dead. It's the event that is the epicenter of our faith, and one, that if we let it, could change our lives. Easter isn't just historical. It's personal.

Join us as we reflect on the importance of Good Friday and journey alongside a few of the characters who witnessed these events first hand.

Discover the story that God wants to tell as we move into our new building and how he is inviting us to make room for more!

Jesus regularly challenged people's assumptions about both wealth and eternity, and when he did so it revealed that the way we handle what's temporary points to what we truly believe is permanent.

Many people experience faith primarily as something they attend or consume. But the moments that deepen faith most often come when we begin giving it away.

It's easy to assume that prosperity leads to generosity. But many times the opposite is true—generosity becomes the turning point that leads to prosperity.

One year ago, we kicked off our generosity initiative across our Atlanta-area churches. What if we're not just making progress—but crossing into a defining moment?

Every great relay race requires a great handoff. In the same way, a great legacy can't just be prepared, it has to be passed. Discover the three parts of the perfect pass that will ensure you successfully hand off what God has given you to those running behind you.

Legacy is something that compounds over time. We have four choices that will ensure that the lives we live today will leave a legacy for tomorrow.

Any conversation about what we pass on to others has to start with what others have passed on to us. What do we do with what we were handed? And what do we do when what we were handed isn't what we would have chosen?

Any conversation about what we pass on to others has to start with what others have passed on to us. What do we do with what we were handed? And what do we do when what we were handed isn't what we would have chosen?

We often assume purpose requires perfection, while Jesus points to a kind of completeness that comes through growth, not flawlessness.

In a world full of opinions and advice, where do we go when our questions are personal, painful, and unresolved?

People aren't avoiding church because they don't have needs, but because they're unsure church is a safe place to be honest about them.

We take values like human dignity, compassion, and justice for granted today, but they only feel obvious because the church first introduced them.

Against all odds, contrary to what everyone though possible, on Christmas, God came close.

Christmas marks the arrival of a solution to an unsolvable problem—how to stand before God when obedience isn't good enough.

No one was looking for God to appear in person, yet Jesus came to make the invisible God unmistakably known.

It's common to feel a tug-of-war between inner anxiety and recognizing God's nearness. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and Steve Cuss, we're invited to consider some false needs that may be steering our reactions.

First-century Israel expected a king who would overthrow Rome. Jesus offered a kingdom far bigger—and he had to redefine “Messiah” before they could see it.

Most people agree that Jesus was a good teacher and a kind man. But Christians claim something far greater—that he was God in the flesh. In this message, we'll explore the evidence behind that claim and consider what it could mean for our lives today.

Everyone says God is good—but my life is full of things that aren't. So how do those two things fit together? In this message, we'll look at how God relates to pain and evil and whether we can really trust him to do what's right.

I can't see God, hear him, or touch him—so how can I know he's really there? This is the first question of faith and maybe the biggest one of all. In this message, we'll explore evidence for God's existence and discover how we can personally experience him in our lives.

We set out to build a church where the convinced and the curious could belong.

It's one thing to trust God when you've lost control; it's another to resist acting like God once you've gained it.

When life goes from bad to worse, will you simply react—or respond as if God is still with you?

Your life isn't defined by what's been done to you, but by how you choose to respond—especially when every instinct says to react.

There are a lot of things in life that make us say that. Somebody should do something! God should do something! But what if God is doing something, and his plan involves you and me. Join us as we discover Gods plan for helping a world in need.

The hardest part of waiting isn't always the delay itself. Sometimes it's the uncertainty of why God seems absent when we need him most.

We're convinced that if we just do the right things, life will turn out the way we want—but what do you do when the formula breaks and you're left waiting, powerless, and discontent?

Our biology and culture push us toward impatience, but God calls us to trust that what he's doing in us is worth the wait.

Our biology and culture push us toward impatience, but God calls us to trust that what he's doing in us is worth the wait.

Andy Stanley's conversation with Bruce Deel highlights the inspiring work of City of Refuge, a Be Rich partner dedicated to moving people from crisis to independence.

Not everyone will have the opportunity to be famous, but everyone has the opportunity to be great.

Family can be both the most rewarding and most challenging part of life. The challenge is accepting the messy “real” while still aiming for God's “ideal.”

People miss or dismiss Jesus sometimes, but when they do it's usually for an unnecessary reason.

We don't miss out in life because opportunities aren't there—we miss out because we let deception, distraction, or disobedience rob us of them.

Community is where life and faith get practical, personal and powerful. Find your few in a community group.

The name of Jesus is our source of power, salvation and connection to God.

Even when things aren't going well, it is still possible to sing “It is well with my soul."

What are you living for and is it worthy?

When we choose to fight our battles on our knees, we surrender control and invite God to do what only he can do.

Whatever picture we have of God isn't enough.

When we see God for who he is, we're able to trust him even deeper.