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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series from the book of Nehemiah entitled "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." Will Branch preached a message entitled, "The Community of Repair," which was based in Nehemiah 3. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. …
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Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9) Lord, give us power and gracethat our …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This second week of the series, Greg Marshall preached from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-3:13 on how hope lives within the sense of community between the Apostle Paul and the Thessalonians believers. You can find the message outline …
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 …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 12:46-50. Here, Jesus' earthly family comes looking for Him, probably making the journey from Nazareth to Capernaum. Jesus uses their arrival to reframe family in relation to discipleship and the disciple-community. You can find the message video and …
Matthew Erickson 