This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", after our two week hiatus for our annual MissionFest. This week I worked through Jesus' teaching on the heart and what truly defiles in Matthew 15:1-20. What continually strikes me about Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew is …
Eastbrook at Home – October 24, 2021
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. After two weekends dedicated to our annual MissionsFest, this weekend we resume our series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," as I preach about Jesus confronting the Pharisees and reflecting on what is most important in our lives …
“Who Do You Say I Am?” – a new series at Eastbrook
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Who Do You Say I Am?" This continues our journey through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing the expansion of Jesus' ministry throughout the Galilee region in teaching and activity in Matthew 13-16. The series is an exploration of Jesus' identity through all …
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The Double-Guarding of Our Mouths
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deedsalong with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies. (Psalm 141:3-4) The psalmist asks God to place a guard over his mouth. …
Matthew Erickson 