Here is the complete text from my Good Friday message given yesterday at Eastbrook Church. You can view the message here. The Apostle John, one of Jesus’ closest companions, begins his telling of Jesus’ life with profound words. John describes Jesus as the ‘Word of God’ – that perfect wisdom and revelation of God – who …
Overcome
What sort of a Messiah would promise trouble and difficulty? That's exactly what I set out to address as I continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. I explored two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33, both of which address these more difficult words of Jesus. You can view a video of the message …
Abide
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series,"Chosen Words," by looking at Jesus' teaching on the spiritual life through the metaphor of the vine and the branches from John 15:1-17. After exploring the idea of Jesus as the 'true' vine, I spent time outlining four aspects of the life of abiding in Jesus. You can view a …
Living for God’s Call by Pastor Oscar Muriu
Please take the time to view or listen to this great message by Pastor Oscar Muriu of Nairobi Chapel, who visited us this weekend at Eastbrook Church. What was your takeaway from the message? You can listen to the message via our audio podcast here. Also, take a moment to connect with us further at Eastbrook Church on …
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The Spirit
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series,"Chosen Words," by exploring Jesus's words to His disciples about the Holy Spirit from John, chapters 14-16. The message explored 5 images of the Holy Spirit as described by Jesus. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen to the message …
Matthew Erickson 