This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This fourth week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 on how belief that God holds the future brings hope into the way we live with God now. 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 …
Hope Together
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This second week of the series, Greg Marshall preached from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-3:13 on how hope lives within the sense of community between the Apostle Paul and the Thessalonians believers. You can find the message outline …
A Prayer of Trust by Thomas Merton
A friend shared with me this prayer by Thomas Merton from his book Thoughts in Solitude. It caught my attention and I hope it is meaningful to you as well. My Lord God,I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me.I cannot know for certain where it will …
Beginning with Hope
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This first week of the series I turned attention to 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 to set the stage for the series and reflect on what it means to begin and sustain a life of hope in …
Matthew Erickson 