Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home as we continue our new series, "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews." This weekend we will explore Hebrews 2. Join in with a virtual small group on the sermon every Sunday, now at two times: 9:30 AM or 4 PM. More info here. …
What Must Happen If We Want to Love Others: Encountering the Heart of the Golden Rule
In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus summarizes all the Law and the prophets—the entire Old Testament guidance from God—with a simple sentence known as the golden rule: "do to others as …
Joining Jesus in Prayer: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Praying the Psalms
One of my favorite theologians is Dietrich Bonhoeffer, author of Discipleship and Life Together. I encountered his writing very early in my life of faith when my older brother came home from college with Bonhoeffer's book on discipleship. Shortly after that, I found a short book by him entitled The Prayerbook of the Bible, which transformed …
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A Prayer inspired by Hebrews 1:5-14
Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week. This prayer is drawn from Hebrews 1:5-14. The complete list of prayers from Hebrews is included at the bottom of this post. You could also view my message, "Jesus, …
A Prayer inspired by Hebrews 1:1-4
Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week.. This prayer is inspired by Hebrews 1:1-4. You could also view my message, "Jesus, the Final Word," from this passage here. Lord our God, we praise You for Your infinite …
Matthew Erickson 