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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series from the book of Nehemiah entitled "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." I preached the opening message of this series entitled, "Encountering a Broken World," which was based on Nehemiah 1:1-4. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access …
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“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) In the fifth and final section of Eugene …
In a messy world marked by untimely death and stillbirths, racial injustice and relational ruptures, we all wrestle with the problem of evil and suffering. Does God mean anything or a pastor have anything to say in such situations? Eugene Peterson thinks so. Among other things pastoral work is a decision to deal, on the …
This past weekend we continued our series "Power in Preparation" at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew. This week's message looks at Matthew 2:13-23 and Jesus as the refugee Messiah. You can view the message video and outline below. The video begins with a time …
This past weekend we continued our series "Family Tree" at Eastbrook Church. This is the third week in the first part of our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew (see previous weeks here and here). During Advent, we will focus on the genealogy of Jesus found in Matthew, chapters 1 and 2. This message …
Matthew Erickson 