Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our celebration of Christ's resurrection and also continue our preaching series entitled “God’s Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians.” Here is a prayer for the Sunday after Ascension Day, the seventh Sunday of …
The Weekend Wanderer: 11 May 2024
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
A Prayer for Ascension Day
Giotto, The Ascension of Christ, fresco; 1305. Almighty God and Father,thank You for Your everlasting love revealed in Jesus Christ,who did not consider equality with Yousomething to be used to His own advantage,but emptied Himself and took on the natureof a servant and became humanfor us and for our salvation. Thank You that in Your infinite …
Finding Identity with God in a Secular Age
This past weekend in my message, "Fools for Christ," I explored some aspects of finding identity with God through Christ. To help us grasp this, I’d like to explore a little more deeply than I could in a Sunday sermon what personal identity is and how it is formed. Why do we have a sense …
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“Fools for Christ” – a message from 1 Corinthians 4
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 4 I took us through Paul's striking words about finding confidence in Christ, freedom from peoples' opinions, and the ability to live according to a different measure from the standards …
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Matthew Erickson 