This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." This weekend, Kelly Erickson, explored the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. This whole episode is deeply troubling, and Kelly opened it up with insight and wisdom. You can find the message …
“Invited to the Table” – a message on David and Mephibosheth from 2 Samuel 9
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I looked at the story of David and Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9. This whole episode is fascinating, with a lot of background to it in David's covenantal friendship with …
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“Wait for It” – a message from 1 Samuel 24 & 26
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I explored 1 Samuel 24 and 26, two parallel chapters where David spares King Saul's life, even though he has opportunity to take it. I also took a little rabbit …
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“Worshiping God in the Wilderness” – a message from 1 Samuel 21-23 and Psalm 63
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message, I gave a high-level overview of David's flight from King Saul in 1 Samuel 21-23, and then used Psalm 63 as an example of worshiping God in the wilderness or in unstable …
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Characteristics of True Friendship: excerpts from the Book of Proverbs
Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com This past weekend as part of our series, "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David," Will Branch explored the friendship between David and Jonathan. When I think about what true friendship looks like, I often turn toward the book of Proverbs, which speaks a lot about our relationships, …
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