Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my message from this past Sunday at Eastbrook Church entitled "Jesus the Jubilee." As usual, we had some really great questions on this episode, ranging from what it means to be jubilee people, whether Jesus was crucified in the year of …
“Jesus the Jubilee” – a message from Leviticus 25 for Lent
This past weekend at Eastbrook, our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus," concluded as I preached a message on the jubilee year from Leviticus 25. I connected that text with Isaiah 61:1-3 and then Luke 4:14-21 to describe Jesus as the fulfillment of Leviticus 25 as the Jubilee Messiah. I have …
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Bibliography for “Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus”
When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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Behind the Sermon: Jesus the Holy Obedient One
Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my message from this past Sunday at Eastbrook Church entitled "Jesus the Holy Obedient One." As usual, we had some really great questions on this episode, ranging from why Leviticus prohibits eating blood, further investigations into what it means to be …
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“Jesus the Holy Obedient One” – a message from Leviticus 11-15 and 17-20 for Lent
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus." In my message this week I explored the holiness of God in relation to our holiness as God's people, drawing upon the holiness code in Leviticus and connecting that to the fulfilling work of Jesus the Messiah. …
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Matthew Erickson 