This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a teaching series entitled "Great Prayers of the Bible." This series accompanies our Summer of Prayer at Eastbrook by examining great prayers from both the Old and New Testament so that we might grow in our life of prayer, individually and corporately. Our life with God is shaped …
||40days|| week three: turn from sin
Continuing our journey through Lent to the Cross with Jesus, we move from the focus upon acknowledging our sin last week to turning from sin - denying its power - this week. It is one thing to face our sins - to name them for what they are - but that is merely one step …
||40days|| week three: turn
As we continue the ||40days|| journey through Lent, this week we will focus on the theme: 'turn'. Last week, we looked at acknowledging things in our lives: sin, fears, brokenness, and longings. Radical honesty to acknowledge things in our lives is the first step of the journey, but it does not stop there. The next …
||40days|| week two: acknowledge our sin
If you want a seed to grow, the first step is to plant it. You must open the soil, place the seed deep within, and bury it with dirt. With the right elements around the seed it will be nourished into fruitful growth. The same thing is true of sin in our lives. If you …
||40days|| week one: a journey
Today we begin a journey. A forty day journey to the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a journey that mirrors the forty days when rain fell on the earth to purge it from sin and injustice, while Noah and his family were saved in the ark (Genesis 7:12). It is a journey …
Matthew Erickson 