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Horace Pippin, Christ Crowned with Thorns; oil on canvas; 1938. Good Friday is a time when we in a serious and focused way turn our eyes upon Jesus our Messiah crucified. It is a time when remember the cost of our salvation in the grisly death of Jesus. Isaiah the prophet speaks to us: "Surely he …
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God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4:8-10) Join …
I had the privilege of participating in a discussion led by Steve Carter with Mark Moore for Preaching Today entitled "Finding Your Story in the Easter Story." This may be behind a paywall, but here is the description at Preaching Today about this resource: It’s another Easter season, so we are preparing to preach on …
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Join with us for worship this Good Friday at Eastbrook Church as we remember Christ’s crucifixion and sacrifice with in-person and streamed worship services. We will have two identical services at 12 pm and 7 pm. RSVP for in-person services, or join us online at Eastbrook at Home. You can also download a companion "Good …
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Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there. (Luke 23:32-33) without fanfare, the King of Glory is pinned with gory force upon the beams of wood. the people watch with voiceless stares. the sneering rulers speak …
Matthew Erickson 