This past weekend at Eastbrook, Pastor Ruth Carver continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by exploring the story of Jesus and the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15:21-28. This is both a fascinating and challenging text, which at face value may seem like Jesus is hard and ethnocentric, but actually brings a …
Eastbrook at Home – October 31, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," as Pastor Ruth Carver preaches from Matthew 15:21-28 about Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman, which shows us some very interesting things about the nature of …
Matters of the Heart
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", after our two week hiatus for our annual MissionFest. This week I worked through Jesus' teaching on the heart and what truly defiles in Matthew 15:1-20. What continually strikes me about Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew is …
Eastbrook at Home – October 24, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. After two weekends dedicated to our annual MissionsFest, this weekend we resume our series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," as I preach about Jesus confronting the Pharisees and reflecting on what is most important in our lives …
Dan Ryan: Seeking Transformation through Jesus [MissionsFest, week 2]
This past weekend at Eastbrook we continued our pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to continue our annual MissionsFest. Last week Dr. Ed Stetzer was with us for a message entitled, "The Commissions of Jesus for a Post-COVID Church." This week my colleague, Pastor Dan Ryan, spoke about …
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