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 …
Lord of the Cast Off
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. …
The Sent Son
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, as we continued the "Crossroads" series, I preached a message entitled "The Sent Son." This message builds upon the previous weeks of the series (see "Lord of the Sabbath" and "The New Temple") by exploring Jesus' parable in Luke 20:1-19. This parable is sometimes known as the parable of the wicked tenants and at …
The New Temple
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued the series, "Crossroads," which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. This second message is entitled "The New Temple" and looks at Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the cleansing of the Temple in Luke 19:28-48. This is a pivotal message that explores how Jesus' entry into Jerusalem disrupts the …
Lord of the Sabbath
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series, "Crossroads," which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. The first message is entitled "Lord of the Sabbath" and looks at three Sabbath stories from Jesus' ministry in Luke 6:1-11 and 13:10-17. I started with an overview of the significance of the Sabbath followed by an exploration of Jesus' message and identity …
Matthew Erickson 