Today marks the beginning of our journey to the cross. At Eastbrook Church, we invite you to join with us in a day of fasting and prayer before a family-friendly worship service at 7 PM. For more info on fasting, read a series of posts I wrote here. Traditionally, this journey is known as Lent …
Joy that Gives
As we continued our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" this past weekend at Eastbrook Church I walked us through Philippians 1:27-2:11, where the Apostle Paul shifts his attention from his present circumstances to the situation of the Philippians. You can view the video and sermon outline of this message, “The Joy of Faith,” below. You can also follow …
Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances
As we begin the new year, we also begin a new series this coming weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances." In a world at odds with itself, how do followers of Christ live with irrepressible joy in God? In this six-week series we will journey through the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians …
The Gift We Really Need
My message at Eastbrook's Christmas Eve services was entitled "The Gift We Really Need." You can watch the video below or through the Eastbrook app, listen to it via our audio podcast, or read the entire text below the video. Join us for our next sermon series beginning in January, "Unschackled," from the letter of the Apostle Paul …
The Son: a poem
Here is a poem that I wrote a few years back in which I reflect upon the wonder and mystery of the incarnation. Here I weave together some phrases from the old hymn "What Child Is This?" with my own reflective wonder upon Jesus' birth. “A virgin shall conceive and bear a son”: myth, mystery, …
Matthew Erickson 