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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my messages from the pasts two Sundays, "Seeing Jesus Resurrected" and "Seeing Jesus as the Fulfillment." Both of these messages are part of our new series at Eastbrook Church "Seeing Jesus for the First Time" from Luke, chapter 24. As usual, …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our celebration of Jesus' resurrection in Eastertide. I preached the first of two messages on the wonderful episode of Jesus appearing to two disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35. This is part of our preaching series entitled "Seeing Jesus for the First Time," with each …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we celebrated Jesus' resurrection and began a new preaching series entitled "Seeing Jesus for the First Time," from Luke, chapter 24. I began with a message from Luke 24:1-12, focused on the women who come to Jesus' empty tomb, meet angelic messengers, and then return to tell of their experiences. …
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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled “Seeing Jesus for the First Time.” This series runs from Easter Sunday through Ascension Day and is drawn entirely from Luke, chapter 24. We want to enter into the encounters of Jesus with people after His resurrection with fresh eyes, as well …
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John Singleton Copley, Jesus Ascending to Heaven; oil on canvas; 1775. What would it have been like to gather with Jesus after His resurrection and watch Him ascend to glory? We're told by Luke that forty days after His resurrection, during which He appeared many times to the disciples, Jesus ascended into the Father's presence. "When …
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