This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we concluded our annual MissionsFest. As we celebrate God's faithfulness to us as a church for forty years, we heard from two of our long-term, international ministry partners on the theme of "Hard Places." This second weekend, Rev. Canon Francis Omondi from Kenya spoke to us about the nature …
Friend of Sinners [Name Above All Names]
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series entitled "Name Above All Names." In this series, which flows out of our Christmas celebration of Jesus as the light of the world, we want to focus on Jesus, learning more about who He is by giving attention to the titles, or names, of Jesus. Scripture tells …
Turning the World Upside Down
When I was a fairly new Christian, someone described the early church as a group that turned the world upside down. I don't remember who that was or when I heard it, but the speaker's point was that the early church really made things happen for God in the world. The idea enamored me, but …
Let Your Kingdom Come [30 Days of Prayer]
“Your kingdom come…” (Matthew 6:10) The second petition of the Lord’s Prayer focuses on God’s kingdom coming upon earth. A kingdom is the sphere of authority and rule of a king, and so, the kingdom of God is the domain of God’s rule and reign. Throughout the Old Testament, God is referred to as the …
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The Mystery of Prayer to a Sovereign God, part 2 [30 Days of Prayer]
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10) If the first part of …
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Matthew Erickson 