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This past weekend at Eastbrook we continued our pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to continue our annual MissionsFest. Last week Dr. Ed Stetzer was with us for a message entitled, "The Commissions of Jesus for a Post-COVID Church." This week my colleague, Pastor Dan Ryan, spoke about …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook we took a pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to begin our annual MissionsFest. We had the privilege of hearing from Dr. Ed Stetzer for this kick-off weekend of MissionsFest. Ed Stetzer is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also …
As we continued our "Roots" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at what it means to be a disciple, grow as a disciple, and invite others to discipleship. To do that, I walked through the memorable story of Jesus appearing to two disciples along the road to Emmaus in Luke 24. I …
When I was in second grade I began taking piano lessons. My teacher helped me understand that effectiveness in playing the piano takes practice, learning through one-on-one lessons, more practice, playing in front of others at recitals, learning more through lessons, more practice, growing through listening to great performers, learning more through lessons, and more …
I concluded the "Becoming 7" series at Eastbrook this past weekend with a message called "7 on Multiplication." This series is an overview of our vision for the year, focusing on our big five vision objectives: becoming a Revelation 7:9-10 church; growing in discipleship depth; growing in mission width; growing in leadership multiplication; and increasing in overall …
Matthew Erickson 