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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began our annual MissionsFest with a message from Bishop Francis Omondi from the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19. Bishop Omondi is a long-time friend here at Eastbrook Church, having spoken at our church several times. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access …
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Last week while I was at Fort Wilderness speaking at one of their weeklong family camps, I also had the opportunity to share a devotional with their summer staff. Their theme for the summer is "After the Fire," and is drawn from 1 Kings 19, where Elijah meets with God. It is after the wind, …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series on prayer entitled "Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer." I preached a message entitled "Praying Inward," with a grounding text of 1 Kings 19:1-15a, the story of Elijah running away from Jezebel's death threats to Mount Horeb to meet with God. This message explored the way …
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an …
We continued our series "Great Prayers of the Bible" this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. Each week we explore selected prayers throughout Scripture in order to learn more clearly how to pray. This series accompanies our Summer of Prayer at Eastbrook. Our main focus in July is praying with others, including a week of 24/7 Prayer on …
Matthew Erickson 