Eternal God, who reigns over all the nations of the earth and knows the days of every human life, as we remember those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy every day, we also remember the words of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who said, "Greater love has no one than this: to …
Summer of Prayer at Eastbrook
I'm thrilled that this summer (2018), we are launching into a summer of prayer at Eastbrook Church. This is a unique opportunity for us to seek the Lord, intercede before Him on behalf of our church and world, and also create intentional space to listen to God in humility. Along with summer-long opportunities for children, …
Pray for Gaza
Please join me and others in praying for Gaza. The situation there continues to be filled with tension and violence. As Christians, we must remember that many of the Palestinian people are Christians; our own brothers and sisters in the Lord. Even as we continue to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" (Psalm 122:6), let us …
A Prayer of Ascents
Here is the prayer that I concluded my message with this past weekend at Eastbrook. I wrote this prayer as a way to reflect and weave together themes we have experienced throughout this series, Ascend. Eternal God, guide us who live as exiles and strangers upon the time-bound paths of earth; in our trials and …
Sunday Prayer 51
We choose to abide in You, You who are the Vine of the Lord; we choose to abide. We abide in Your love, that love which called our names before anything, that love which brought forth all creation; we choose to abide. We abide in Your commands, those commands for which we were made to …
Matthew Erickson 