Author: Matt Erickson

Senior Pastor of Eastbrook Church, husband, father of three, music enthusiast, book lover, and life-long learner. Find out more here: https://mwerickson.com/about/.
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Unlikely King

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus," that parallels our journey of Lent. This week, I turned our attention to two episodes that set up the entire series and Jesus' time in Jerusalem. The first was Jesus' third prediction of His coming suffering in Jerusalem (Matthew 20:17-19) and …

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Beginning Lent with Jesus :: Ivan Kramskoi, “Christ in the Desert”

Ivan Kramskoi, "Christ in the Desert," 1872 (oil on canvas) The journey of Lent begins with attention on Jesus. We trace His pathway through incarnate life to death on the Cross. One of the first inklings we have in the Gospels that Jesus' life will bring salvation at a great cost comes in the prophetic …

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Scandalous Jesus – a new series at Eastbrook Church

This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus." This series traces the journey of Jesus in Jerusalem from His triumphal entry through His crucifixion. This series also parallels the season of Lent and you are welcome to join in with the Lenten devotional we pull together every year …

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