This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "Journey to the Cross," by looking at Jesus' meal with His disciples in the upper room in Mark 14:12-25. My message was entitled "Broken and Poured Out." In it, I drew together the images of sacrifice and the unblemished lamb that are so prevalent throughout the Hebrew …
The Greatest Thing
I concluded series "Remade" this weekend at Eastbrook Church with a look at Jesus' teaching in Mark 12:28-34. "Remade" is the third part of our Gospel of Mark series (see also "The Real Jesus" and "King Coming"). My message was entitled "The Greatest Thing," and looked at this central teaching that many of us have encountered before about …
The Beginning of the End
We continued our series "Remade" this weekend at Eastbrook Church with a look at Jesus' teaching in Mark 13. "Remade" is the third part of our Gospel of Mark series (see also "The Real Jesus" and "King Coming"). My message, entitled "The Beginning of the End," traversed a complicated text. At the beginning of Mark 13, Jesus …
Unmasking Authorities
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series "Remade," which is the third part of our Gospel of Mark series (see also "The Real Jesus" and "King Coming"). Will Branch began the series last weekend with a look at Jesus cleansing the temple (listen to Will's message, "Reject Religion", here), and this week I …
What If? (Find Your Place, part 2)
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued looking at the theme of finding our place within the church. Last weekend I talked about how Jesus sets the tone for our service, but this week I focused on the question, "what if someone does not step forward to serve in response to God's invitation?" I looked …
Matthew Erickson 