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This past Sunday in my message, "Keep Your Lamps Lit," I mentioned some insights from Kenneth E. Bailey about the parable of the ten young women and their lamps related to the wedding banquet. If you're not familiar with Bailey's work, particularly his book Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies on the Gospels, I …
Continue reading "Too Long Delayed?: Kenneth Bailey on the parable of the young women in Matthew 25"
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Beginning of the End." This series explores the resurrection of Jesus in tandem with some of Jesus’ teaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of all time. This weekend I preached from Matthew 25:1-13, a curious parable about being prepared for …
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 Jesus' Resurrection and our series on the Gospel of Matthew entitled "The Beginning of the End." Here is a prayer for the fourth Sunday of Easter from The Book of Common …
This past Sunday in my message, "The Unknown Hour," I made a side comment about verses 40-41 and the rapture. The verses are: "Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left." …
Continue reading "Left Behind?: R. T. France on the rapture in Matthew 24"
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Beginning of the End." This series explores the resurrection of Jesus in tandem with some of Jesus’ teaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of all time.This weekend I preached out of the second half of Matthew 24, verses 36-51, where …
Matthew Erickson 