"And he will be called...Mighty God." (Isaiah 9:6b) Many of us have heard the old proverb about power and might coined by Lord Acton in the 19th century: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”[1] We know that power and might can be dangerous. In some ways, we all want to be mighty …
His Glory Brings Joy
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our Advent journey and our new preaching series entitled "'Tis the Reason." This second week of the series takes us to one of the most fascinating stories in all the Gospels. In Matthew 17:1-13, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with him to a mountain where Jesus is …
Eastbrook at Home – December 5, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. Here is a prayer for the second Sunday of Advent from The Book of Common Prayer: Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, …
Alessandro Botticelli, Cestello Annunciation
His Suffering Brings Peace
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series, which also parallels the season of Advent, entitled "'Tis the Reason." This first week of the series focuses on Jesus' first description of His pending suffering in Jerusalem and Peter's monumental misunderstanding of Jesus' calling as Messiah as seen in Matthew 16:21-28. Thus begins …
Matthew Erickson 