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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "The Kingdom of God." This first weekend I explored the theme of the kingdom of God through the Old Testament, and this week I took a similar journey through the New Testament. You can view the message video and outline for the message is below. …
Continue reading "Jesus is Lord: Tracing the Kingdom of God in the New Testament"
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series, "The Kingdom of God." This first weekend I explored the theme of the kingdom of God through the Old Testament, touching on the creation in Genesis, Abraham's calling, the Exodus with Moses and Joshua, the entrance of the kings, exile, and two prophets, Isaiah …
Continue reading "God is King: Tracing the Kingdom of God through the Old Testament"
Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week. This prayer is drawn from Hebrews 7:1-25. The complete list of prayers inspired by Hebrews is included at the bottom of this post. You can also view my message …
As we continued our series, "Name Above All Names," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I looked at one of Jesus' most revered titles: Son of God. With roots in the promises to Abraham and David, Jesus' identity as the Son of God stretches all the way before Creation and speaks of His unique relationship with …
Is the terrifying trend in American politics a slim chance to recover our souls? Will the alarming rhetoric and substanceless rampaging open the eyes of our people to reality, meaning, and consequences, or have we teetered over the edge of sanity into the purgatorial spiral of steady cultural decay? Will the remnant stand up, speak …
Matthew Erickson 