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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Fractured." This will be the second of a two-part series on Genesis, chapters 1-11. This series explores Genesis 4-11, picking up where our earlier series, "In the Beginning," left off. Genesis is a book of beginnings, setting the stage for all that …
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“Even now,” declares the Lord,“return to me with all your heart,with fasting and weeping and mourning.”Rend your heartand not your garments.Return to the Lord your God,for he is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and abounding in love,and he relents from sending calamity. (Joel 2:12-13) Join us tonight, February 22, at 6:30 PM, in-person or via …
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When looking at the life of Joseph in Genesis 40-41, I noticed some striking aspects about the timeline of Joseph's journey. Joseph was sold into slavery at 17 years of age according to Genesis 37:2. By the end of Genesis 41, Joseph is 30 years old (41:46). Two years pass between the end of chapter …
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Pastor Femi Ibitoye, Eastbrook's Pastor of Worship and Prayer, concluded our Lenten preaching series, "Scandalous Jesus," this past weekend on Palm Sunday. Femi preached out of Matthew 26:1-16, giving specific attention to the episode where a woman comes and anoints Jesus in the home of Simon the Leper. This message is from the ninth part …
Marc Chagall, Anne invoque l'Eternal, etching; France: 1931-39, 1952-56. Lent brings us face to face with our own sins and brokenness, but also with our deepest desires. We all long for things, but many times we are afraid to voice them aloud. One of the most moving stories of Scripture arises within a marriage bereft of …
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Matthew Erickson 