”Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she …
“A Unified Church in Divided Days” – a message from 1 Corinthians 1
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this first message of the series I explored what it means to live in unity in Christ from 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 with some background on 1 Corinthians and why it is applicable to our …
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Eastbrook at Home – April 7, 2024
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our celebration of Christ's resurrection and also begin a new series entitled “God’s Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians.” Here is a prayer for the second Sunday of Easter from The Book of …
“Mistaken for a Gardener” – an Easter message from John 20
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus from death and I preached a stand-alone message entitled "Mistaken for a Gardener" from John 20:1-18. Specifically, I focused on one part of verse 15: "Thinking he was the gardener, she said, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have …
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The Beginning of the End: a poem for resurrection
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Marys at the Tomb, sketch; c. 1655. "After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, …
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Matthew Erickson 