We continued our series, "Jesus at the Center," this past weekend at Eastbrook by looking at a somewhat obscure passage found in Colossians 2:16-23. Here, Paul and Timothy push back against some wrong ideas that will lead the early believers in Colossae astray from the truth found in Christ. We face similar struggles today, so I …
Jesus: God’s Secret Revealed
This past weekend at Eastbrook I continued our series, "Jesus at the Center," by looking at Colossians 1:24-2:5. A key concept in this passage is the 'mystery' of God found in Christ. It may not be what you expected. So, we have to ask ourselves: are we ready for this secret? You can watch the …
Jesus the Revelation of God
I continued our new series, "Jesus at the Center," this past weekend at Eastbrook by looking at Colossians 1:15-23 with a message was entitled "Jesus the Revelation of God." Along with this we began a series-long effort to memorize Colossians 1:15-20. You can find some helpful resources for that here. You can watch the message here, …
Praying into the Center
This past weekend at Eastbrook we began a new series, "Jesus at the Center," where we will journey through Paul's letter to the Colossians. This first message introduced the series, and then focused on Paul's introductory prayer in Colossians 1:3-14. You can watch the message here, following along with the outline below. You can also follow the entire …
Jesus at the Center
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and …
Matthew Erickson 