Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week. This prayer is drawn from Hebrews 1:5-14. The complete list of prayers from Hebrews is included at the bottom of this post. You could also view my message, "Jesus, …
Eastbrook at Home – April 26, 2020 – African Global Gateway
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home. This weekend, we continue our new series, "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," looking at Hebrews 1:5-14, while also celebrating an African Global Gateway weekend. Global Gateway weekends at Eastbrook usually involve both culturally specific worship service elements from within our congregation and …
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A Crash Course in Spiritual Conflict (Ephesians 6:10-24)
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity." I explored Ephesians 6:10-24 through the message: "A Crash Course in Spiritual Conflict." This is the well-known "armor of God" passage, with a lot of attention to the principalities and powers that we as Christians face in our earthly …
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James Tissot, Jesus Ministered to by Angels
The First Day: a poem
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. (Luke 24:1) the first day: walking with heavy loads and burdened hearts to the place His breathless body lay. every hour seemed so still since that dark day. but now, …
Matthew Erickson 