All of us want to experience love. Sometimes this hunger for love looks like a longing for friendship. Sometimes our longing for love surfaces in the desire for intimacy. At other times, this hunger for love is as basic as the desire to belong somewhere with someone. Near the beginning of Genesis, in the account …
Beginning with Hunger
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2) In the story of Israel after the exodus from Egypt, God’s people were hungry for many things. They were hungry …
Journey to the Cross 2019
Join us next Wednesday, March 6, for the beginning of our Lenten journey at Eastbrook Church with our annual Journey to the Cross service. This also begins our 40-day devotional journey that follows along with our weekend teaching service, "Hungry for God."
Word of God [Name Above All Names]
In continuing our series, "Name Above All Names," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I looked at one of Jesus' most unique titles in all of Scripture: Word of God. The word logos in Greek has deep roots in Hellenistic philosophical thought, but the majority of scholars agree that the most likely background here is in Jewish …
Son of God [Name Above All Names]
As we continued our series, "Name Above All Names," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I looked at one of Jesus' most revered titles: Son of God. With roots in the promises to Abraham and David, Jesus' identity as the Son of God stretches all the way before Creation and speaks of His unique relationship with …
Matthew Erickson 