This weekend at Eastbrook Church I began the second part of our extended journey into the Gospel of Luke entitled "Appearing." This series looks at Jesus' public appearing in ministry in Luke 3 and 4. The first message of this series, "Prepare," looks at the preparatory preaching of John the Baptist, specifically his call to produce the fruit of repentance. …
Appearing (Gospel of Luke, part 2)
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we launch the second part of our six-part journey with the Gospel of Luke entitled "Appearing." (You can access the first part,"Beginnings," here.) The first chapters of Jesus’ adult life lead us into the first glimmers of God’s good plans working out through Him. In this season of Advent …
Growing
We concluded our "Beginnings" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church with a message entitled "Growing" from Luke 2:22-52. Jesus sanctifies the entire human development continuum in His flesh and also reveals His mission for the first time. The light of salvation is growing, yet it is also surrounded by the growing clouds of division. Simeon and Anna affirm that …
Prophet
We returned to our "Beginnings" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church after a one-week pause with one of our good friends from the Middle East, Brother Victor. This series takes us through the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel and sets the stage for Jesus' public appearing and ministry. This message, "Prophet," looks at Luke 1:57-80 and …
Visitation
I continued the "Beginnings" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the moving story of Mary found in Luke 1:26-56. My biggest challenges were addressing a passage that we all know so well while also covering a lot of important passages at once, from the annunciation to the Magnificat. You can view the message …
Matthew Erickson 