Pastor Femi Ibitoye continued our series on the book of Daniel, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This weekend we looked at Daniel, chapter 6, one of the most famous passages from Daniel where he finds himself under pressure and eventually thrown in the lions' den. You can view the …
Preaching as a Three-Way Conversation
A good sermon is one side of a passionate conversation. It has to be heard in that way. There are three parties to it of course but so are there even to the most private thought: the self that yields the thought, the self that acknowledges and in some way responds to the thought, and …
Faith When the Writing is on the Wall [Daniel 5]
We returned to our series on the book of Daniel, "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church after a two-week hiatus for our annual MissionsFest. This weekend we looked at Daniel, chapter 5, where a mysterious hand appears in the midst of Belshazzar's feast with a divine message for the king. There …
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Multiply by Dr. Bobby Gupta [MissionsFest 2018, week 1]
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we kicked-off our annual MissionsFest with special guest, Dr. Paul "Bobby" Gupta from Hindustan Bible Institute. Dr. Gupta's message engaged with our theme verse from Habakkuk 2:14: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. He also leaned upon …
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Faith Speaking Truth to Power [Daniel 4]
As we continued our series on the book of Daniel this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I turned our attention to chapter 4, where Daniel interprets another of King Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. This is an interesting passage, and has been debated in its historicity. In the Dead Sea Scrolls the "Prayer of Nabonidus" (4Q242) echoes this chapter, …
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