This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter" with Pastor Jim Caler preaching a message entitled "Living in Light of the Day" from 2 Peter 3:10-13. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person …
God’s Multifaceted Word: reflecting on Psalm 119
In my personal daily times of Scripture reading and prayer, I have recently been meditating on Psalm 119. Psalm 119 is by far the longest of the psalms with a total of 176 verses. This psalm is an extended reflection on the delight and power of God's word, structured as an acrostic poem with one …
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Living Hope
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This fifth and final week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 on joining the melody of God's hope in Jesus Christ with the variations of living response. You can find the message outline …
Holy Hope
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This third week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 on how the sacred fire of holy hope shapes the way we live our everyday lives. You can find the message outline and video …
A Prayer to the Holy and Gracious God
For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face. (Psalm 11:7) My life is small, imperfect, and needy,yet I lift my eyes to You, my God.Although You are holy and majestic,thank You for also being full of mercy and grace.I look to You. All around, the world is mixed with awesome wonder and sharp pain.Human …
Matthew Erickson 