This weekend at Eastbrook Church we launched into our new extended journey into the Gospel of Luke, with the first series called "Beginnings." This series looks at the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel, and sets the stage for the public appearing of Jesus. This first message, "Promise," walks through the promise and life calling of John the …
Beginnings (Gospel of Luke, part 1)
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we launch the first part of our six-part journey with the Gospel of Luke entitled "Beginnings." This six-week series sets the stage for the life and ministry of Jesus that will take us all the way into the summer of 2017. Every story has a beginning, and this is no less true …
Christ in Us
This past weekend, Ken Katayama concluded "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with a focused and challenging message, "Christ in Us." Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Ken was preaching: We must feel with Christ's heart...we must see with Christ's eyes...we must go with Christ's power. Spiritual needs are everywhere, but access to the Gospel is not. God …
Embodied Presence
This past weekend, Pastor Paul Bland, launched us into "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with an amazing message on what it means to be an embodied presence as a reflection of Jesus' incarnation. Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Paul was preaching: God came as an embodied presence: fully God and fully man. What …
7 on Multiplication
I concluded the "Becoming 7" series at Eastbrook this past weekend with a message called "7 on Multiplication." This series is an overview of our vision for the year, focusing on our big five vision objectives: becoming a Revelation 7:9-10 church; growing in discipleship depth; growing in mission width; growing in leadership multiplication; and increasing in overall …
Matthew Erickson 