Jesus, Suffering Messiah promised long ago in Isaiah's songs, Victorious Seed foretold in Abraham's promise, Redeeming Lover echoed in Boaz's embrace of Ruth, Servant Savior streaming in Jeremiah's tears, Heart-wracked husband of Hosea's pursuit of Gomer, Desperate Singer of Zephaniah's poetry, Hopeful hart of Habakkuk's ringing words - Light of the World, Bread of Life, …
Christmas 2016
Join us this Christmas for worship at Eastbrook Church with services on Christmas Eve (2:30, 4:00, & 5:30 PM), as well as on Christmas Day (10:00 AM).
The Power of the Gospel to Sustain Unity
Over the past couple of years, I have participated in the Gospel Life blog hosted by the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. In my most recent post, I reflected on the intrinsic value of unity for the gospel mission of God's people. For those who are a part of the Eastbrook Church, you …
Sunday Prayer 31
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8) Almighty God, who made all that exists by Your powerful word and who sustains all that is through Your abiding presence, please also sustain me this day through Your abiding presence and create a good work in my …
Jubilee (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Jubilee," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Appearing." The text for this week is Luke 4:14-30. Discussion Questions: When was a time in your life when you really felt free? What happened? This week we continue our “Appearing” series by …
Matthew Erickson 