Dallas Willard is without a doubt one of the most important thinkers and writers of recent time on the nature of discipleship. When working on recent messages as part of our series, "The Discipleship Journey," Willard's insights come to my mind again and again. His book The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God …
“Seeking Understanding” – a message on discipleship from Acts 8
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series entitled "The Discipleship Journey: Four Examples of Growing with Jesus." I preached this second message of the series entitled "Seeking Understanding," which explored Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch as recorded in Acts 8:26-39. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access …
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Eastbrook at Home – September 17, 2023
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend our church annual meeting is integrated into our worship services and we continue our preaching series, "The Discipleship Journey: Four Examples of Growing with Jesus." You can find our church's annual report here. Here is a …
A Call Worth Paying Attention To
I don’t know if you’ve ever had trouble with spam robocalls on your phone, like I have, but it is so annoying. I signed up for the National “do-not-call” registry, but I continue to receive these calls. I have a special spam filtering app on my phone, but I still get the calls. When I …
“Prison Walls Falling” – a message on discipleship from Acts 16
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series entitled "The Discipleship Journey: Four Examples of Growing with Jesus." I preached this first message entitled "Prison Walls Falling," which drew upon the stories of Paul and Silas in Philippi as recorded in Acts 16:11-40. This message explored how our discipleship journey begins at some …
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Matthew Erickson 