“Living Family” – a message from Acts 2

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new preaching series entitled "Essential Church." This series is the first of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall, including “Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Work” and “Jesus, King of the Nations.” This week in the series I looked at the final verses of …

“Born by the Holy Spirit” – a message from Acts 1-2

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we begin a new preaching series entitled "Essential Church." This series is the first of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall, including “Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Work” and “Jesus, King of the Nations.” As we began that series, my message this weekend explored the first …

“Essential Church: Acts, part 1″ – a new series at Eastbrook Church

This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled “Essential Church." This series is the first of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall at Eastbrook, including two other series “Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Work” and "Jesus, King of the Nations." In "Essential Church" we will walk …

The Radical Simplicity and Generosity of Jesus and His People

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9) One of the most notable things about Jesus was His radical relationship with wealth and possessions. Jesus lived simply and had …

“Beginnings of Transformation” – a message on discipleship from Acts 2

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series entitled "The Discipleship Journey: Four Examples of Growing with Jesus." I preached this third message of the series entitled "Beginnings of Transformation." In this message I walked through the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, including Peter's message and the ensuing life of the early church …