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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series entitled "Seeing Jesus for the First Time," drawn from Luke, chapter 24. This weekend I preached a message entitled "Seeing Jesus Ascended," which as you might guess focuses on Jesus' ascension in Luke 24:50-53. You can find the message outline and video below. You can …
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When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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Rembrandt van Rijn, The Supper at Emmaus, Oil on canvas; 1648. The resurrection of Jesus is shockingly miraculous but also astoundingly earthy. Nowhere is that more clear than in the story recorded in Luke 24 of Jesus' walking and lingering with two disciples on the road to Emmaus after His resurrection. This apparently chance encounter involves …
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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my message from this past Sunday, "Seeing Jesus Here." This message is part of our current series at Eastbrook Church "Seeing Jesus for the First Time" from Luke, chapter 24. As usual, we had some really great questions on this episode, …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Seeing Jesus for the First Time," with each message drawn from Luke, chapter 24. This weekend I preached a message entitled "Seeing Jesus Here," which is the second of two messages on the episode of Jesus appearing to two disciples on the road to …
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Matthew Erickson 