Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we celebrate Trinity Sunday. We also begin a new series based in the Old Testament book of Nehemiah entitled: "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." This is also a communion weekend at Eastbrook, as …
I believe in the forgiveness of sins
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we celebrated Eastbrook Outdoors and also continued our preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the …
The Urgent Need for a Baptismal Spirituality
"As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'" (Matthew 3:16-17) The theological insights we gain …
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Why Was Jesus Baptized?: insights from Theodore of Mopsuestia
One of the somewhat confusing issues in studying the gospels is the rationale for Jesus' baptism. In fact, this issue was hotly debated and widely written about in the early church. The question goes like this, "If John's baptism was a sign of repentance, then why would Jesus, who is described as sinless, undergo baptism?" …
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Baptized with Water and Spirit
As we continued our series "Power in Preparation" this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we explored the brief but highly significant episode of Jesus' baptism by John in Matthew 3:13-17. This passage caused a lot of debate in the early church, primarily around the question: why did Jesus, who was without sin, need to be …
Matthew Erickson 