While I was working on my message for this past weekend, "When Trouble Comes" from James 1:1-18, I was also reading Brian Zahnd's newer book The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Zahnd's description of how Jesus' crucifixion opens us to the presence of Christ with us at all times, even …
His Life, Our Life
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’).” (Matthew 1:22-23) “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!” …
A Thrill of Hope for a Weary World
The Christmas Eve services at Eastbrook were themed around a line from "O Holy Night": "a thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices." My message in the services explored that theme, turning attention to how Jesus helps us see what God is really like and how the incarnation gives us true hope. In particular, I …
The Gift We Really Need
My message at Eastbrook's Christmas Eve services was entitled "The Gift We Really Need." You can watch the video below or through the Eastbrook app, listen to it via our audio podcast, or read the entire text below the video. Join us for our next sermon series beginning in January, "Unschackled," from the letter of the Apostle Paul …
Christmas Eve 2017 at Eastbrook
Join us for worship services on Christmas Eve, December 24, at Eastbrook Church this year. We have services at 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Find directions to Eastbrook here.
Matthew Erickson 