Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. Here is a prayer for the fourth Sunday of Advent from The Book of Common Prayer: Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and as we are sorely hindered by our sins …
A Word from a Forgotten Church Leader: Quodvultdeus on Death of the Innocents
While most of us have heard of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, much fewer may have heard of Quodvultdeus, Bishop of Carthage. His name literally means "what God wills" in Latin. He was a 5th century church father in North Africa who corresponded with Augustine, who served as a spiritual mentor to him. Becoming bishop of …
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His Healing by Faith
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our Advent journey and our preaching series entitled "'Tis the Reason." This third week of the series, Will Branch preached on two stories of healing by Jesus en route to Jerusalem in Matthew 17:14-20 and 20:29-34. Will really made me think about whether my faith is substantial or …
Eastbrook at Home – December 12, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. Here is a prayer for the third Sunday of Advent from The Book of Common Prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ, you sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant that …
What Kind of Ruler Do We Really Want?
"And he will be called...Mighty God." (Isaiah 9:6b) Many of us have heard the old proverb about power and might coined by Lord Acton in the 19th century: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”[1] We know that power and might can be dangerous. In some ways, we all want to be mighty …
Matthew Erickson 