“Praying with a Broken Heart” – a message from Nehemiah 1:5-11

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series from the book of Nehemiah entitled "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." I preached the second message of this series entitled, "Praying with a Broken Heart," which was based in Nehemiah's prayer recorded in Nehemiah 1:5-11. You can find the message outline and video …

Introducing Nehemiah: historical and biblical background for the book

Here are my notes on the historical and biblical background for approaching Nehemiah, most of which I shared in my message this past Sunday, "Encountering a Broken World," as a set up to where we are going in our new series, "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." There is some debate about the …

“Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah” – a new series at Eastbrook Church

This past Sunday at Eastbrook Church we began a new preaching series entitled "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." Whether it’s that flat tire while driving, a broken-down roof, or larger aspects of our families, cities, or world, many things wear down or break. How do we engage our lives or world when …