Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. As we continue our preaching series, "The Messiah's Mission," which focuses on Jesus' moving outward on mission in word and deed after the Sermon on the Mount, I will explore Matthew 8:23-9:8. This is also Pentecost Sunday, when …
Leaving the Crowd to Follow Jesus
"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake." Matthew 8:18 One of the recurring themes in the Gospel of Matthew is the distinction between the disciples and the crowd. The Sermon on the Mount occurs when Jesus sees the crowd, retreats from them to …
The Messiah’s Call
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," based in Matthew 8-12. This weekend I explored Matthew 8:18-22, where Jesus encounters two would-be disciples and rebuffs their apparent commitment to Him. These two case studies reveal a lot about what discipleship is all about. In some ways this message …
Eastbrook at Home – May 16, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. As we continue our preaching series, "The Messiah's Mission," which focuses on Jesus' moving outward on mission in word and deed after the Sermon on the Mount, I will explore Matthew 8:18-22. This continues our extended journey through …
The Pastoral Work of Community-Building: Esther [Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work by Eugene Peterson, part 6]
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) In the fifth and final section of Eugene …
Matthew Erickson 