This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" on the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians. I took us through the last section of the letter, Philippians 4:4-23, where Paul draws together some final exhortations and personal reflections. This section has some of the most well-known verses in the entire letter, which makes it …
Community and Labor
This past two weekends at Eastbrook Church have been a real joy for me as two friends, Gabriel Douglas and Will Branch, preached as part of our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend." Gabriel walked us through Psalm 122, focusing on worship and community, two weekends ago. Gabriel is a ministry resident working with …
Peace
We began our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend," this weekend at Eastbrook, spending time with Psalm 120. In this message, I explore themes of the spiritual life with God as a pilgrimage or journey, honesty and hopeful prayer, the need for community, and living in peace instead of hatred or hopelessness. Here is …
One Church: a final word
This past weekend we concluded the "One Church" series here at Eastbrook Church. It was such a joy for me to have some good friends share the Scripture with us during these past weeks. The irony of this series is that originally it was not planned to theme around unity in God's people, but slowly …
Vision Weekend at Eastbrook Church
This weekend at Eastbrook Church was the kick-off of our ministry year and I took the opportunity to refocus us on Jesus and our vision as a church. Our vision statement is: To proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in the city and in the world. Along with that, we are focusing on …
Matthew Erickson 