This past weekend at Eastbrook, Pastor Ruth Carver continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by exploring the story of Jesus and the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15:21-28. This is both a fascinating and challenging text, which at face value may seem like Jesus is hard and ethnocentric, but actually brings a …
Matters of the Heart
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", after our two week hiatus for our annual MissionFest. This week I worked through Jesus' teaching on the heart and what truly defiles in Matthew 15:1-20. What continually strikes me about Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew is …
Dan Ryan: Seeking Transformation through Jesus [MissionsFest, week 2]
This past weekend at Eastbrook we continued our pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to continue our annual MissionsFest. Last week Dr. Ed Stetzer was with us for a message entitled, "The Commissions of Jesus for a Post-COVID Church." This week my colleague, Pastor Dan Ryan, spoke about …
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Ed Stetzer: The Commissions of Jesus for a Post-COVID World [MissionsFest, week 1]
This past weekend at Eastbrook we took a pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to begin our annual MissionsFest. We had the privilege of hearing from Dr. Ed Stetzer for this kick-off weekend of MissionsFest. Ed Stetzer is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also …
Walking on Water
This past weekend at Eastbrook, Pastor Femi Ibitoye continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by looking at the eye-popping story of Jesus walking on water in Matthew 14:22-36. This message is part of the sixth part of our longer series on Matthew, which includes “Family Tree,” “Power in Preparation,” “Becoming Real,” …
Matthew Erickson 