Continuing our Lenten preaching series, "Scandalous Jesus," this past weekend at Eastbrook we traveled through Matthew 23. In this chapter-long discourse, Jesus sharply names casts deep shadows over the ways the teachers of the law and Pharisees have lost their way with God. This is no simple passage, however, but calls each of us to …
Bringing Our Sins to the Cross :: Theodore Prescott, “All My Sins”
Theodore Prescott, All My Sins; Cherry, lead, hand-blown glass, paper ash, and silicon; 1996. When I was a new believer, I hungered for a deeper relationship with God. I followed the example of a mentor in my life who had taken a focused time to work his way through past sins as a means for …
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Questioning Jesus
This past weekend at Eastbrook, as we continues our preaching series during Lent entitled "Scandalous Jesus," we looked at the final two in a series of questions-answer exchanges Jesus has in Jerusalem. Found in Matthew 22:34-46, Jesus first responds to a question about the greatest commandment from a Pharisee (22:34-40) and then poses His own …
Finding Your Story in the Easter Story: a preaching resource
I had the privilege of participating in a discussion led by Steve Carter with Mark Moore for Preaching Today entitled "Finding Your Story in the Easter Story." This may be behind a paywall, but here is the description at Preaching Today about this resource: It’s another Easter season, so we are preparing to preach on …
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Pictures of the Kingdom
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 parables of Jesus in Matthew 21:28-22:14: The Father and His Two SonsThe Vineyard and the TenantsThe Wedding Banquet Each of these parables echo two major themes: Jesus brings …
Matthew Erickson 