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This past Sunday in my message, "The Unknown Hour," I made a side comment about verses 40-41 and the rapture. The verses are: "Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left." …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Beginning of the End." This series explores the resurrection of Jesus in tandem with some of Jesus’ teaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of all time.This weekend I preached out of the second half of Matthew 24, verses 36-51, where …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Beginning of the End." This series explores the resurrection of Jesus in tandem with some of Jesus’ teaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of all time.This weekend I preached out of the first half of Matthew 24, verses 1-35, where …
This morning I had the privilege of speaking at Eastbrook's monthly men's breakfast on the topic: "Jesus Our Coming King." I began with an overview of the narrative arc of Jesus' life: Nativity and birth Life: teaching, miracles, mission Crucifixion Resurrection Ascension Intercession Return I then shared five aspects of Jesus' return: It will happen (Acts …
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This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "Journey to the Cross," by looking at Jesus' meal with His disciples in the upper room in Mark 14:12-25. My message was entitled "Broken and Poured Out." In it, I drew together the images of sacrifice and the unblemished lamb that are so prevalent throughout the Hebrew …
Matthew Erickson 