Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continues our series, "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." This is also Father's Day and a child dedication Sunday at Eastbrook. Here is a prayer for this Sunday from The Book of Common …
“And when you pray…”: the power of prayer and calling God Father
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. …
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Encountering the Overwhelming Presence of God
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29) Lord, awesome God, who reveals with great power who You are and Your ways, I come to You in awe and humility …
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The Dynamite of Prayer and Scripture
In my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, "Praying with a Broken Heart," I referenced a quote from Beth Moore about the dynamite power of combining Scripture and prayer together. I thought it would be helpful if I were to relate the quote more fully. It comes from her workbook Living Free: Learning to Pray …
Beginning to Pray with the Greatness of God
One of the easiest things to do is to make our problems bigger than everything else. Sometimes we can even make our circumstances bigger than God. When Nehemiah hears about the difficulties in his homeland, he allows those circumstances to lead him in to prayer. But even as he prays, Nehemiah recalibrates around the greatness …
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Matthew Erickson 