This past weekend at Eastbrook, we took a pause from our current series, "The Messiah's Mission," in order to talk about what it means to live as a unified church in divided days. The grounding text for this message was Ephesians 4:1-6. You can find the message video and outline below. You can also view …
Eastbrook at Home – June 6, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. We will take a pause from our current preaching series, "The Messiah's Mission," to focus on what it means to be a unified church in divided days. The central text for the sermon will be Ephesians 4:1-6. We …
C. S. Lewis, “Evensong” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
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Crying to God from the Depths: learning to pray with Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;Lord, hear my voice.Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. (Psalm 130:1-2) The word translated in Psalm 130:1 as ‘depths’ refers literally to the deep places of the sea. In Isaiah 51:10, for example, the prophet asks the Lord: “Was it not you who dried up the …
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In the Silence, God is Here
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an …
Matthew Erickson 