This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continues our preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus," that parallels our journey of Lent. This week, I turned our attention to three episodes within Jesus' time in and aroundJerusalem. The first is Jesus' overturning of tables in the Temple, a sort of enacted parable about purification and rededication of the …
How to See Again for the First Time: Vicarious construal effect and the journey of Lent
When Professor Clayton Critcher moved to teach at a college in the San Francisco area he figured the up-side of his long, daily commute would be driving across the Bay Bridge every morning and enjoying the scenery. “Unfortunately,” he said later, “I appreciated what I saw for about three days and then started growing blind …
Unlikely King
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus," that parallels our journey of Lent. This week, I turned our attention to two episodes that set up the entire series and Jesus' time in Jerusalem. The first was Jesus' third prediction of His coming suffering in Jerusalem (Matthew 20:17-19) and …
Beginning Lent with Jesus :: Ivan Kramskoi, “Christ in the Desert”
Ivan Kramskoi, "Christ in the Desert," 1872 (oil on canvas) The journey of Lent begins with attention on Jesus. We trace His pathway through incarnate life to death on the Cross. One of the first inklings we have in the Gospels that Jesus' life will bring salvation at a great cost comes in the prophetic …
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Journey to the Cross 2022: beginning our Lenten journey
Join us this Wednesday, March 2, at 7 PM, in-person or via live stream for the beginning of our Lenten journey at Eastbrook Church with our annual Journey to the Cross service. Each year, we invite everyone to fast during the day and break the fast by participating in the Lord's Supper together at this …
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Matthew Erickson 