Echo Church / Rochester MN

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Sunday Service // Made to Garden: Roots // August 03, 2025 Aug 03, 2025

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Pastor Andy Cass What if you realized you’ve been placed in a garden — not just physically, but spiritually? In this message, Pastor Andy unpacks two roots every follower of Jesus must grow deep: humility and faithfulness, because what you plant today will be what you live on tomorrow. TEXT: Genesis 2:15, Deuteronomy 6:10–12, James 4:10, 1 Corinthians 3:6–7, James 5:7–8 NOTES: Big Question: Are you growing where you’ve been planted? Are you rooted? Are you embracing your season? Are you open to shaping/pruning? Big Idea: “What you plant today will be what you live on tomorrow.” Root 01: The mindset of a gardener is Humility Root 02: The cadence of a gardener is infused with Faithfulness and Patience. My faith—seeds have been planted. I remain present in the garden, humbly serving. I stay near the Master Gardener.”

Sunday Service // Made to Garden: Gardening God's Way // July 27, 2025 Jul 27, 2025

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Pastor Josh Kruger What does it mean to Garden God’s Way? Discover how Jesus invites us to cultivate our lives and communities with purpose, multiplication, and discipleship rooted in His Word. TEXT: Genesis 1:11-12, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:7-8, Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8, Matthew 21:28-32, John 15, Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Timothy 4, Revelation 21–22

Sunday Service // Made to Garden: 10 Seeds // July 20, 2025 Jul 20, 2025

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This week’s message is a powerful reminder: unused faith is just good intentions in a packet. You haven’t been buried—you’ve been planted. Whether it’s your dream, calling, or breakthrough, it starts with one seed of obedience. Pastor Christy Cass TEXT: 1 Corinthians 3:6–9, 2 Timothy 1:6 NOTES: 10 seeds to Plant Learning – Cultivating a teachable spirit and being willing to grow. Laughter – Choosing joy, bringing life to yourself and others. Honor – Speaking well of others and elevating them above yourself. Order – Creating rhythms and boundaries that allow life to flourish. Service – Giving your time and heart for the good of others. Generosity – Living open-handedly with your resources and influence. Excellence – Doing your best with what you’ve been given. Obedience – Acting on what God has already asked you to do. Dreams – Planting God-given visions, even if they seem small now. Honesty – Walking in truth, integrity, and vulnerability. Challenge: What are you still holding that God asked you to plant? Which seeds need watering again?

Echo Church // Worship and Prayer Night // July 13, 2025 Jul 13, 2025

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In this Spirit-led night of worship and word, Pastor Andy Cass shares a powerful message on prayer as the 7th piece of a warrior’s armor from Ephesians 6:18–20. Expect a kairos moment—an encounter with God that calls for boldness, surrender, and fearless confidence. Text: Ephesians 6:18–20 – "Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers..."

Sunday Service // Made to Garden: Soil Type // July 06, 2025 Jul 06, 2025

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Pastor Christy Cass What if your life is soil—and what’s growing (or not growing) is up to you? We're challenging you to dig deep, evaluate the condition of our hearts, and give God room to plant something real. TEXT: Luke 8:18, Mark 4:1–20, James 1:22, Romans 12:1, Colossians 3:1–2, Philippians 4:5–8, Isaiah 26:3–4 NOTES: Big Idea: “God won’t grow what you won’t give Him space to plant.” You were made to garden. The dirt might be messy, but the harvest is worth it. 4 Types of Soil (Mark 4): -Hard Soil -- Hardened Heart -Rocky Soil – Shallow Trust Thorny Soil -- Distracted Mind Good Soil -- Prepared Heart

Sunday Service // Free-From: Doubt // June 29, 2025 Jun 29, 2025

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Pastor Andy Cass When it comes to spiritual battles, using the wrong tool can leave you exposed and ineffective. What does it means to take up the Sword of the Spirit—the Word of God—and fight with both truth and power from the Holy Spirit. TEXT: Ephesians 6:17, John 18:10–11, Acts 2:41, Hebrews 4:12, Ephesians 5:26, Luke 11:37, Matthew 4:14, Isaiah 55:10–11, 1 Samuel 17, 1 Kings 12:6–15 NOTES: -"I got this" attitude keeps us from picking up the sword. - Put the sword down → You are deceived → Pride makes you conceited → You are defeated Peter without the Spirit = sword without aim → shame and hiding. Peter with the Spirit = sword of the Word → 3,000 saved Practical effects of the Word: -Washing (Ephesians 5:26) -Confidence (Luke 11:37) -Sustenance (Matthew 4:14) -Progress (Isaiah 55:10–11) -Discernment (Hebrews 4:12) -My will, my way, my word—or God’s will, God’s way, God’s Word? -Leading in wisdom doesn’t mean leaving wisdom. BIG IDEA: Use the right tool and invite your children into the project.

Sunday Service // Free-From: Negativity // June 22, 2025 Jun 22, 2025

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Pastor Andy Cass In this powerful message, we explore the Helmet of Salvation—not just as protection, but as a mindset of momentum. Challenged to shift our focus from distraction to deliverance, and to let God renew our minds and direct our steps toward victory. TEXT: Ephesians 6:17, Romans 12:1–2, Colossians 3:1–2, Philippians 4:5–8, Isaiah 26:3–4, 2 Corinthians 10:3–5, Psalm 140:7, 1 Samuel 17:38–40, 48–50, 54, 1 Samuel 18:6–7 NOTES: Big Idea: God wants your focus back. "Put your hat on!" — Helmet of Salvation is not a moment but a mindset. “Helmet of salvation is misunderstood to be a moment when it’s a mindset of momentum.” We're loosing because: 1. You’re fashionably wrong 2. You’re fearful and fail to step out 3. You’re mis-focused “Focus is a game changer — a war winner.” Salvation = deliverance → direction → daily mindset. “Jesus is trying to lead us free from our mental blur…” Inverse: Without the helmet of salvation = distracted, jealous, envious, negative, captive. “Our King, Commander, and Savior is Jesus Christ. Where he wars, we war. Where he hopes, we hope.”

Sunday Service // Free-From: Pressures and Patterns // June 15, 2025 Jun 15, 2025

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Pastor Isiah Lecea // Youth Pastor We’re not called to fit in—we’re called to be transformed. In this message, Pastor Isiah Lecea unpacks Romans 12:1–2, reminding us that true freedom begins with full surrender to Jesus: free from the pressure to perform, free from the pattern of sin, and free to live fully devoted to God’s purpose.

Sunday Service // Free-From: Shield Up // June 08, 2025 Jun 08, 2025

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Pastor Andy Cass We weren’t meant to fight alone—Shield Up explores how faith, unity, and shared battles guard us against the enemy’s attacks. Discover how taking up the shield of faith isn't just personal—it's powerful when we stand together. TEXT: Ephesians 6:16, Genesis 3:1, Luke 4:1-4, Luke 4:13, Ephesians 4:18, Ephesians 4:25-27, Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 5:23-24 NOTES: Big Idea: Healing breaks the cycle—where hurt once led to doubt, now trust leads to connection. And instead of solitary confinement, we find solidarity in community. -Isolation is the enemy’s battlefield—he attacks the tired, the distant, and the lone. -Separation by side conversion and assumption over communication. -Inverse: No Shield = Isolation(divided) and living in a constant state of Doubt. -Bitterness is an unresolved revenge. -Call to Unity: fall into formation, stop the friendly fire, seek healing.

Sunday Service // Free-From: How's Your Shoe Game? // June 01, 2025 Jun 01, 2025

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Pastor Andy Cass What if peace isn’t found in your plan, but in God’s? In this message, we explore how putting on the shoes of the gospel of peace can lead us out of chaos, fear, and isolation into purpose, obedience, and freedom. TEXT: Ephesians 6:13-15, Exodus 12:11, Mark 6:7-9, Mark 6:12-13, Acts 12:5-8, Galatians 5:13 NOTES: Big Idea: Peace does not stand still in God’s plan—so why are we? “Don’t let your own plan imprison you! Gain the world yet lose your soul.” “Your purpose in paradise will lead you to no peace.” “You choose: Freedom or familiarity? Adventure.” “The Disciple exchanges comfort for a cause and fashion for fight.” “No peace if you’re trying to fit into someone else’s shoes.” “So many Christians are half in that their experience is half out.” “Show me one thing that you're excelling in that you do once or twice a month?” “Anger to passion. Anxiety into empathy.” Leave a comment, subscribe, and share with a friend. Connect with us https://theecho.churchcenter.com/people/forms/113001 Support what Echo Church is doing at https://theecho.churchcenter.com/giving Watch Echo Online Sunday Service at 9 AM https://www.youtube.com/TheEchoChurch Become our friend and/or watch on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/wearetheechochurch Follow us on Instagram: @wearetheechochurch

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