Tag: Gospel of Luke

Worry and Faith

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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 possible to move from a place of fear to fearlessness in our lives.

I started off with the results of the 3rd annual Survey of American Fears. I’m not sure what you’re most afraid of, but you might enjoy looking at the last few entries on the list of all fears Americans have.

You can follow the entire series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, you are welcome to join in with the daily reading plan for this series.

 

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The Cost of Discipleship

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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 following Jesus from Luke 13:22-30 and the cost of following Jesus from Luke 14:25-35.  It was also an African Global Gateway weekend at Eastbrook, which gave us the chance to sing, dance, and reflect some of the unique cultures that are a part of our church within our worship service.

You can follow the entire series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, you are welcome to join in with the daily reading plan for this series.

 

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From Confusion to Understanding

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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 series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, you are welcome to join in with the daily reading plan for this series.

 

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A King and His Kingdom (Easter)

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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 web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, you are welcome to join in with the daily reading plan for this series.

 

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The Kingdom Life

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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 of Kingdom did He bring?; where are we and what is happening in this Kingdom Life?

Join us for this eight-week series which continues our journey through the Gospel of Luke. You may also want to explore the previous parts of this journey:

The Final Move

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This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our “Crossroads” series, which traces Jesus’ time in Jerusalem before the crucifixion and corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross.  This final message is entitled “The Final Move” and looks at one of Jesus’ most difficult teachings in Luke 21:5-36. It is difficult in two senses. First, it is difficult to understand and many scholars have a variety of opinions on this passage. It is difficult in a second sense in that Jesus’ words are very challenging and sobering to hear.

You can follow the entire series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, join in with the daily devotional and reading plan for this series here.

 

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Lord of the Cast Off

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This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series “Crossroads” which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross.  This weekend’s message was entitled “Lord of the Cast Off” and looks at two stories from Jesus’ ministry with unexpected heroes. In both Luke 21:1-4 and 7:36-50, we see Jesus giving praise through the example of two apparently insignificant and outcast women. For me, these are two of the most beautiful stories in the Gospel of Luke.

You can also follow the entire series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook app, or through our audio podcast.

Also, join in with the daily devotional and reading plan for this series here.

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