Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week. This prayer is drawn from Hebrews 10:19-39. The complete list of prayers inspired by Hebrews is included at the bottom of this post. You can also view the message …
Three Ways God Uses Suffering in Our Lives
We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5) The sufferings we endure are not meaningless …
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Faith at the End of All Things [Daniel 12]
I concluded our series on the book of Daniel last weekend at Eastbrook Church by focusing on the final words of the book found in Daniel 12:5-13. This concludes the final vision of Daniel, which is also the longest vision, stretching from 10:1-12:13. This message brings together themes of persevering in our faith and the hope of …
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I Am Unfinished
Gabriel Douglas, our Middle School Pastor and a ministry resident with my for preaching over the past year, continued our series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", by looking at the topic "I Am Unfinished." If you were not able to be there, I strongly encourage you to watch this message by Gabriel that brings home …
Multiplied Joy
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" on the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians. I took us through the last section of the letter, Philippians 4:4-23, where Paul draws together some final exhortations and personal reflections. This section has some of the most well-known verses in the entire letter, which makes it …
Matthew Erickson 