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Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home. This weekend, we continue our new series, "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," looking at Hebrews 1:5-14, while also celebrating an African Global Gateway weekend. Global Gateway weekends at Eastbrook usually involve both culturally specific worship service elements from within our congregation and …
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Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forevermore. (Psalm 73:25-26) The other day while jogging, I came to the most challenging part of my route: running up …
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Here is my latest video update for Eastbrook Church as we navigate the time of COVID-19. I will continue to re-post these weekly video updates here at my blog for those who have not seen it or who are not part of our church but could use the encouragement. You can watch it here or …
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Not too long ago, I was sitting with some of my staff in what feels like an altogether different universe from today. We were talking about the calling of the church and what it means to really do ministry. I shared with them this introduction from Eugene Peterson's masterful book, A Long Obedience in the …
Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week.. This prayer is inspired by Hebrews 1:1-4. You could also view my message, "Jesus, the Final Word," from this passage here. Lord our God, we praise You for Your infinite …
Matthew Erickson 