Our staff at Eastbrook Church is reading through an old classic, Andrew Murray's Humility. The language and mindset of Murray is so different from our own day and time, but it is helpful to sometimes hear voices like this. There is so much in here, and as I read this very brief book I wrote …
“Praise Be to the Lord” (Benedictus)
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our journey of Advent and preaching series entitled "Canticles of Christmas" This third week of the series I preached from Luke 1:67-80 on Zechariah's song of praise, traditionally known as the Benedictus. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. …
A Prayer to Become a Community of the Triune God
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9) Lord, give us power and gracethat our …
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Two Contrasting Ways: The Pharisees and Jesus’ Disciples
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 23, Jesus follows a series of attacking questions from religious leaders with a scorching critique of the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must …
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Learning to be Silent :: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Tower of Babel”
Pieter Bruegel, De bouw van de toren van Babel; oil on panel; 1563. Sin and temptation are funny things. They often disguise themselves in respectability and inventiveness that catch us off-guard at the last minute. Genesis 11 tells the story of a community's effort to construct a great tower at a time when humanity shared common …
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Matthew Erickson 