It's a new year and an opportunity to step into new things, including new things in our life with God. Beginning this weekend, January 3 & 4, we begin a new series at Eastbrook entitled "Free." In a culture and world that values freedom, we encounter strong words from the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians: “It is …
Human Means for Divine Ends
I continued our "Faith Life" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at how impatience can lead us to take matters into our own hands. In Genesis 16, Abraham and Sarah struggle with their desire to make God's promises become a reality by coming up with their own plans. Unfortunately, it leads to a cascading series of problems. Still, …
Resurrection Victory
What does it mean to live in light of Jesus' victorious resurrection? What future hope does it bring to us? How should it shape our lives now? These are the sort of questions we delved into this weekend at Eastbrook Church in my message, "Resurrection Victory," This was the fifth and final weekend in our series entitled "Resurrection …
Resurrection Bodies
What does the resurrection of Jesus have to do with our physical bodies? I addressed just this sort of question in my message this past weekend, "Resurrection Bodies," at Eastbrook Church. This was the fourth part in our series entitled "Resurrection Hope" that draws from Paul's words on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15. The outline and video …
Resurrection Timing
What does Tupac, Elvis, and Narnia have to do with resurrection? Well, you just might want to listen to my message, "Resurrection Timing," to find out. We continued our series "Resurrection Hope" from 1 Corinthians 15 at Eastbrook Church this past weekend. The outline and video file for the message is below. You can view the message online here or listen …
Matthew Erickson 