Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our Lenten series, "Scandalous Jesus," which traces Jesus' journey in Jerusalem from His triumphal entry to His crucifixion. Here is a prayer for the fourth Sunday of Lent from The Book of Common Prayer: …
Encountering the Merciful Love of God :: Fra Angelico, “The Annunciation”
Fra Angelico, The Annunciation; tempera on wood; between 1433 and 1434. “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.From now on all generations will call me blessed.” (Luke 1:46-48) "Love is blind." At least, that's how the saying goes. The …
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How Should We Read Jesus’ Parables?: some basic guidance
Jesus knew we loved stories and so He spoke from stories quite a bit of the time. The type of stories he used were called parables. What is a parable? A parable is often defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” It’s a story that deals with earthy things in order to talk …
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Finding Your Story in the Easter Story: a preaching resource
I had the privilege of participating in a discussion led by Steve Carter with Mark Moore for Preaching Today entitled "Finding Your Story in the Easter Story." This may be behind a paywall, but here is the description at Preaching Today about this resource: It’s another Easter season, so we are preparing to preach on …
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Pictures of the Kingdom
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continues our preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus," that parallels our journey of Lent. This week, I turned our attention to three parables of Jesus in Matthew 21:28-22:14: The Father and His Two SonsThe Vineyard and the TenantsThe Wedding Banquet Each of these parables echo two major themes: Jesus brings …
Matthew Erickson 