This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our series on prayer entitled "Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer." Kelly Erickson, who is both my wife and a spiritual director, preached a message entitled "Praying Outward," with a grounding text of John 17:1-15, the account of Jesus' high priestly prayer. This message explored the way our …
Eastbrook at Home – September 3, 2023
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we conclude our preaching our series, "Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer." This is also a communion weekend and family worship weekend at Eastbrook. Here is a prayer for this Sunday from The Book of Common …
The Prayer God Will Not Ignore
John Everett Millais, The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow (from The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ), wood engraving; proof on India paper; 1864. [Jesus] said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who …
Unveiled with God: Prayer as a Pathway to Relational Encounter with God and Ourselves
This past weekend in my message, "Praying Inward," I explored the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 as a window into how prayer is both an encounter with God and, through God, an encounter with who we truly are. In Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, C. S. Lewis addresses a wide range of …
“Praying Inward” – a message on prayer
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series on prayer entitled "Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer." I preached a message entitled "Praying Inward," with a grounding text of 1 Kings 19:1-15a, the story of Elijah running away from Jezebel's death threats to Mount Horeb to meet with God. This message explored the way …
Matthew Erickson 