This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering" by looking at Joseph's exaltation from suffering in Genesis 40-41. A significant part of this message ended up being about waiting on God in the midst of our suffering. You can view the message video and …
Caught [Life of Joseph, part 2]
I continued our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering"this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at Joseph's temptation in Genesis 39. Here, Joseph finds God's present with him and even blessing him in suffering. Then, when things seem to be heading in a positive direction, he is caught in the webs …
The Cross in Shadows [video]
Here is the video of my message, "The Cross in Shadows," from Eastbrook Church's Journey to the Cross worship service on February 14, 2018. This was the beginning of our Lenten journey with the life of Joseph and the accompanying devotional. You can read the text of this message here. https://vimeo.com/256612395
The Context of the Life of Joseph
As we begin our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering" from Genesis 37-50, I cannot emphasize how important it is for us to understand the context in which Joseph's life takes place. Certainly, we must pay attention to both the historical context of Genesis and the relational/familial context of the generations …
Descending [Life of Joseph, part 1]
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering" by looking at the beginnings of Joseph's story in Genesis 37. Joseph’s story begins with dreams, parental favoritism, and family tensions. His father’s favorite son, Joseph quickly finds the disagreements with his brothers boiling over into …
Matthew Erickson 