“The One Who Brings Justice” – a message from Isaiah 42

This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series entitled "Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah" by looking at Isaiah 42:1-9 with a message entitled "The One Who Brings Justice." This is the first of four texts in the second half of the book of Isaiah that are generally referred …

“Fleeing from Idols” – a message from 1 Corinthians 10 by Dan Ryan

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message, Dan Ryan explores Paul's words about idolatry e from 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship …

Getting the Scripture into Us: reading for transformation with lectio divina

Many times, when we read the Bible, we approach it in much the same way that a biology student approaches a frog on the dissecting table. While we gather much information about the various pieces, we’ve failed to get a thorough understanding of what is really in front of us in the end.  While critical …

“Worship that Centers in the Lord” – a message from 1 Corinthians 11

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 11, I explored Paul's discussion of worship around two topics: head coverings and the Lord's Supper. Intertwined with those topics, I explored what it means to read the Bible well …