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Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching, called La Petite Tombe; Etching, engraving, and drypoint; 1657. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is …
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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 …
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 …
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Scandalous Jesus." This series traces the journey of Jesus in Jerusalem from His triumphal entry through His crucifixion. This series also parallels the season of Lent and you are welcome to join in with the Lenten devotional we pull together every year …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Jesus Said What?!" by turning to another tough topic: divorce and marriage. But is that really the only point of these passages? We look at two important passages on these topics in Matthew 19:1-12 and Matthew 22:23-33. This message is from the eighth part …
Matthew Erickson 