This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "The Kingdom Life" by exploring the topic of worry and faith. My message centered on Jesus' words in Luke 12:22-34, giving some attention to John 20:19 and Philippians 4:6-7 as well. Here's my contention: if Jesus opens the doorway to God's presence through the Cross and the Resurrection, then it is …
The Cost of Discipleship
I continued our series, "The Kingdom Life," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at two challenging teachings of Jesus on the cost of discipleship. As with the rest of this series, we are exploring key teachings of Jesus in light of the resurrection. This third message in the series, "The Cost of Discipleship," faces both the cost of not …
From Confusion to Understanding
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "The Kingdom Life," which looks at some key teachings of Jesus in light of the resurrection. This second message in the series, "From Confusion to Understanding," explores the powerful and mysterious story of Jesus' conversation with two disciples on the road to Emmaus from Luke 24:13-35. You can follow the entire …
A King and His Kingdom (Easter)
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus and began a new series, "The Kingdom Life," which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. This first message in the series is entitled "A King and His Kingdom" and looks at Luke's resurrection narrative from Luke 24:1-12. You can follow the entire series at our …
The Kingdom Life
This weekend we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and also begin a new series at Eastbrook Church entitled "The Kingdom Life." In this part of our journey we explore what is happening in the resurrection and what it means for our life. We ask questions like: what sort of King is this?; what sort …
Matthew Erickson 