This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at the parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13:24-30 and Jesus' explanation of it in Matthew 13:36-43. You can find the message video and outline below. You can also view the entire series here. …
The Sower and the Soils
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at the parable of the sower and the soils in Matthew 13:3-9 and Jesus' explanation of it in Matthew 13:18-23. This was also our annual Eastbrook Outdoors service. You can find the message video and outline below. …
The Messiah’s Family
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 12:46-50. Here, Jesus' earthly family comes looking for Him, probably making the journey from Nazareth to Capernaum. Jesus uses their arrival to reframe family in relation to discipleship and the disciple-community. You can find the message video and …
The Messiah and Satan
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 12:22-37. Here, Jesus is accused of casting out demons by the power of Satan, but offers a stern rebuke of this and some words about what has come to be known as the unforgivable sin. I explored what …
The Messiah and the Sabbath
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 12:1-21. Here, Jesus offers tangible examples of His invitation to find rest for our souls that we explored last week. I spent quite a bit of time expounding on Matthew's quotation of Isaiah 42. Specifically I talked about …
Matthew Erickson 