The Good News of New Beginnings [The Good News of Jesus]

As we continued our celebration of Jesus' resurrection at Eastbrook Church, I continued the themes of our series "The Good News of Jesus." This second weekend, we explored four post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to Mary, the disciples as a group, Thomas, and Peter in John 20:11-21:25. Each of these stories gives us insight into the …

The Good News of the Resurrected One [The Good News of Jesus]

As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Eastbrook Church, we begin a two-week exploration of "The Good News of Jesus." This first weekend, with our Easter celebration, we turn our attention to the account in John 20:1-10 about Jesus' empty tomb. While so much could be said about Jesus' resurrection, in my message this past …

Empty

A lot of times we think of the word 'empty' in a negative light. But when does emptiness become a good thing? Our celebration of Jesus' resurrection - and the empty tomb - sheds some important light on that. My message this past Easter weekend at Eastbrook Church was an exploration of the meaning of "Empty" in …