This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "United," which explores the essential nature of the church. This first week of the series I expanded upon the statement that the church is a people called by God. I walked through Ephesians 1:3-14 as the basis for my message. You can find …
Eastbrook at Home – January 9, 2022
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we begin a new four-part series, "United," which explores the essence of what it means to be the church. The church is most fruitful when it’s fully united. Jesus’ dream for the church is full unity. …
United – a new series at Eastbrook
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "United," which explores the essence of what it means to be the church. The church is most fruitful when it’s fully united. Jesus’ dream for the church is full unity. What a divided world needs is a united church. Join us for …
The Church and Mission: Three Compelling Statements
Here are three statements that I have returned to recently in my thinking about the church and its mission. Each is saying similar things with distinct emphasis. What do you think about these statements? What do you think about the relationship between the church and its mission? Vincent Donovan, a missionary to the Masai in …
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T. S. Eliot, excerpt from “Choruses from ‘The Rock'”, Il [Poetry for Ordinary Time]
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
Matthew Erickson 