This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our Advent journey and our new preaching series entitled "'Tis the Reason." This second week of the series takes us to one of the most fascinating stories in all the Gospels. In Matthew 17:1-13, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with him to a mountain where Jesus is …
His Suffering Brings Peace
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series, which also parallels the season of Advent, entitled "'Tis the Reason." This first week of the series focuses on Jesus' first description of His pending suffering in Jerusalem and Peter's monumental misunderstanding of Jesus' calling as Messiah as seen in Matthew 16:21-28. Thus begins …
“Naming” Jesus
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by finally drawing near to the text from which the title of the series arises: Matthew 16:13-20. In this dramatic turning point in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus asks His disciples a series of questions, including "Who do you …
Mixed-Up Priorities
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", Fred Pierce preached on an interesting passage from Matthew 16:1-12. This begins with the religious leaders' request for a sign from Jesus and then veers into a discussion with the disciples about their missing the point of what …
Soul Food: Feeding the 4,000
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", I walked us through the account of Jesus feeding the 4,000 in Matthew 15:29-39. This story echoes another we have already looked at in the feeding of the 5,000. While I do dig into the actual account, one …
Matthew Erickson 