This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "The Kingdom Life," which looks at some key teachings of Jesus in light of the resurrection. This second message in the series, "From Confusion to Understanding," explores the powerful and mysterious story of Jesus' conversation with two disciples on the road to Emmaus from Luke 24:13-35. You can follow the entire …
A King and His Kingdom (Easter)
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus and began a new series, "The Kingdom Life," which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. This first message in the series is entitled "A King and His Kingdom" and looks at Luke's resurrection narrative from Luke 24:1-12. You can follow the entire series at our …
The Kingdom Life
This weekend we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and also begin a new series at Eastbrook Church entitled "The Kingdom Life." In this part of our journey we explore what is happening in the resurrection and what it means for our life. We ask questions like: what sort of King is this?; what sort …
Three Last Words: a Good Friday message
This year our Good Friday service was structured around the three last words that Jesus speaks from the Cross in the Gospel of Luke: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) “Father, into your …
The Final Move
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our "Crossroads" series, which traces Jesus' time in Jerusalem before the crucifixion and corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. This final message is entitled "The Final Move" and looks at one of Jesus' most difficult teachings in Luke 21:5-36. It is difficult in two senses. First, it is difficult …
Matthew Erickson 