Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our celebration of Jesus' Resurrection and our series on the Gospel of Matthew entitled "The Beginning of the End." Here is a prayer for the sixth Sunday of Easter from The Book of Common …
Scatter the Word :: Vincent van Gogh, “The Sower”
Vincent van Gogh, The Sower; oil on canvas; 1888. After Jesus' resurrection, there are numerous accounts of Jesus meeting with His disciples. Several of those accounts depict Jesus' commissioning His disciples to continue the work He began (see Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:45-49; John 20:19-23; Acts 1:6-8). He invites them to become witnesses of Jesus …
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The Demand of Jesus: we must die in order to live
Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses …
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A Prayer of Adoration in the Morning
"O LORD my God, I cried unto you, and you have made me whole." (Psalm 30:2) Early in the morning I draw near to Youto pray, to worship, to be still. Like the disciples who gathered after Your resurrectionto meet with You again in Galilee,I bow in worship for You are my Lord and my …
What Does It Look Like to Rest in God?: insights about the easy yoke from Dallas Willard
One of the most striking aspects of the writing and teaching of Dallas Willard is his ability to open up with fresh perspective what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. One of Willard's most powerful contributions to disciple is found in his explanation of Jesus' well-known invitation: Come to me, all you who …
Matthew Erickson 