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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 …
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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 …
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During Lent at Eastbrook Church, we continue to explore the soul-deep hungers in our lives planted there by God in order to lead us to Himself. The series, "Hungry for God," parallels the season of Lent, and has a companion daily devotional that you can access here. This weekend I explored the hunger for peace. …
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. (Luke 24:12a) unbelievable words move me, send my heart shivering. could this be what He meant, or is it the nonsense of grieving hearts? in that reeling moment, suddenly i am running to the tomb, leaning in, and looking at the empty linen strips. His body …
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 …
Matthew Erickson 