This year our Good Friday service was structured around the three last words that Jesus speaks from the Cross in the Gospel of Luke: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) “Father, into your …
Good Friday 2017: Dead Calm
Please join us for worship on Good Friday at Eastbrook Church. We walk through the three last words of Jesus found in Luke's Gospel through a variety of creative elements. Service times are noon and 7:00 PM.
Broken to Heal: a Good Friday message
Here is the complete text from my Good Friday message given yesterday at Eastbrook Church. You can view the message here. The Apostle John, one of Jesus’ closest companions, begins his telling of Jesus’ life with profound words. John describes Jesus as the ‘Word of God’ – that perfect wisdom and revelation of God – who …
Good Friday 2014
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) …
||40days|| week seven: Jesus Died
Jesus walked into Jerusalem hailed as a king. Within a few days, the crowd was calling for His execution: "Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him!" (John 19:15). A thorny crown fiercely adorned His kingly head (19:2). Purple robes signaled His royalty as soldiers spit on Him, slapped Him and mocked Him (19:3). But …
Matthew Erickson 