This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus through our preaching series, "I AM: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus," drawn from the Gospel of John. This week our dear friend and ministry partner from Kenya, Canon Francis Omondi, continued the series by exploring Jesus' statement, "I am the gate" …
“I am the Light of the World”
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus through our preaching series, "I AM: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus," drawn from the Gospel of John. This week I continued the series by exploring Jesus' statement, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12). You can find the message …
When God Calls You by Name
"When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, 'Moses! Moses!'" (Exodus 3:4) Moses draws near to this bush that is on fire, perhaps mostly out of curiosity about this strange sight. As Moses draws close, the Living God captures his attention and then begins …
The New Moses
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", by looking at the well-known story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-23. What does this episode tell us about who Jesus is and how can we learn to live in response to Him based on the miraculous …
What Concerns God?
When I look at my life, there are things that concern me: my family, meaningful relationships, my finances, the state of the world, and more. I am sure that you have your own list of things that concern you. In my Scripture readings from the past week, I was interested in finding out that there …
Matthew Erickson 