After Jesus rose from the grave, the Apostle John records four meetings Jesus has with people. The first of these is Jesus' appearance in the locked room to His disciples, and I want to bring attention to that today. It reads: On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were …
The Substantial Resurrection of Jesus
Outside of the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection, there is really no better passage of Scripture on the resurrection than Paul’s writing in 1 Corinthians 15. There, in a church that was grappling with the meaning of the resurrection, Paul begins by setting the stage for the believers with the historical resurrection of Jesus: 3 For …
“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 …
Continue reading "“Mistaken for a Gardener” – an Easter message from John 20"
I believe in the resurrection of the body
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the world. Each weekend of this …
Continue reading "I believe in the resurrection of the body"
Scatter the Word :: Vincent van Gogh, “The Sower”
Vincent van Gogh, The Sower; oil on canvas; 1888. After Jesus' resurrection, there are numerous accounts of Jesus meeting with His disciples. Several of those accounts depict Jesus' commissioning His disciples to continue the work He began (see Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:45-49; John 20:19-23; Acts 1:6-8). He invites them to become witnesses of Jesus …
Continue reading "Scatter the Word :: Vincent van Gogh, “The Sower”"
Matthew Erickson 