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This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our "Revealed" series by looking at the letter to the church in Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6). I've mentioned before that each of the letters to the seven churches follows a basic form: a word about Jesus (looking back to Revelation 1) a word of affirmation or encouragement for how the …
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This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our "Revealed" series by looking at the letter to the church in Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17). I wanted to highlight the fact that often the most destructive attacks we face in our lives come not from full frontal assaults by evil but the side doors and back doors. I focused …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our "Revealed" series by looking at the letter to the church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11). My main point in this message, "Persevering in Smyrna," is that because Jesus has won the victory over death, believers can persevere through suffering and persecution with victorious hope. You can listen to my …
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church, we will begin a series entitled, "Revealed," on Revelation, chapters one through three. In this series, we will learn from the seven churches addressed by Jesus, specifically looking at how Jesus reveals Himself and reveals who we are as a church. We will take an in-depth look at each …
This weekend I concluded our series, "The Name," at Eastbrook Church as we looked at Exodus 4:1-17. Throughout this series we have explored Moses' encounter with the Living God at the burning bush, encouraging us to all step into a transforming encounter with the Living God. The previous weeks have spent quite a bit of time on the …
Matthew Erickson 