Ekklesia Church at Raleigh

Ekklesia Church at Raleigh

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Season 2026

Resurrection Appearances – Part Six – But Some Doubted

Matthew includes a strange detail in the final story of his Gospel. The eleven are standing on the mountain, looking at the risen Jesus — and he writes "but some doubted." This message explores what it means that the Great Commission was given to a group that still contained doubt — and why that might be the best news you've heard all week.

Resurrection Appearances – Part Five – Peter

In the gospel of John’s final resurrection appearance, Jesus has a conversation with Peter on the shore of the sea of Galilee. What can we learn from this intimate exchange, as Jesus speaks into Peter’s shame and failure?

Resurrection Appearances – Part Four – Stay in the Room

We’ve called him Doubting Thomas for 2,000 years. But what if we’ve had him wrong the whole time? What if his doubt wasn’t a failure… but something deeply faithful?

Resurrection Apperances – Part Three – Mary Magdalene

Today in our resurrection appearances series, we turn to the Gospel of John — and the first story John tells is Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene. When understood in context — inside a Gospel deliberately patterned after Genesis — this story reminds us of one of the great paradoxes of our faith: that Jesus is both immense and intimate.

Resurrection Appearances – Part Two – Too Good to Be True?

What do you do when something feels too good to trust? The disciples had testimony stacking up from every direction, and still couldn’t hold it when Jesus actually showed up. This message explores scar tissue, embodied faith, wounds that don’t disappear, and why resurrection might be too good to understand — but not too good to be true.

Resurrection Appearances – Part One – Burning Hearts and Broken Bread

This week we begin our series on the resurrection appearances of Jesus. Our first story is the story of the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. Why did Luke choose this specific encounter to lead his narrative? Join us as we explore what we can learn from this powerful story of revelation and the "breaking of the bread.

Easter Sunday — 2026 — And Peter

Peter denied Jesus three times, wept bitterly, and disappeared into three days of silence. And then the angel at the empty tomb said something that must have stopped his heart. "Tell the disciples — and Peter." This is a message about grace and resurrection that refuse to let shame, failure, or disillusionment have the last word.

Stations of the Cross: Part Seven – Good Friday (Stations 13 and 14)

Between the crucifixion and the resurrection, there is a day with no miracles. No angels. No word from heaven. Just silence. This Good Friday, we sit with stations 13 and 14 of the Stations of the Cross — and ask what it means to wait in the dark when the story seems to be over.

Stations of the Cross: Part Six – The Two Parades (Palm Sunday)

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. As we walk through the stations of the cross throughout Lent, Palm Sunday poses a challenging question for us. How do we reconcile the hopeful excitement of Palm Sunday with the tragic darkness of Good Friday?

Stations of the Cross: Part Five – The Third Fall

Stations 9 and 10. Jesus fell a third time. And they stripped him of everything. This is what God chose to enter. And it changes what we thought we knew about shame, failure, and what it means to belong.

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