This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by looking at the well-known story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-23. What does this episode tell us about who Jesus is and how can we learn to live in response to Him based on the miraculous …
Mistaken Identity
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our new preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by looking at a strange episode in Matthew 14:1-13 on the death of John the Baptist at the hands of Herod Antipas. This passage has import for revealing Jesus' identity and also gives us insight into the life …
Missing Jesus
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I began a new preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?" by looking at a little episode at the end of Matthew, chapter 13, on Jesus' visit home to Nazareth and the response He receives from people there. This leads us into a little exploration of the questions we …
The Treasure, the Pearl, and the Net
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at three parables of Jesus: the treasure hidden in the field, the pearl of great prices, and the net of fish. All of these parables, as well as Jesus concluding comments, are found in Matthew 13:44-52. These …
The Mustard Seed and the Yeast
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast in Matthew 13:31-33. These two small, parallel parables open up to us some profound realities about God's kingdom. You can find the message video and outline below. …
Matthew Erickson 