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 Pastor Femi Ibitoye continued the series by exploring Jesus' statement, "I am the good shepherd" (John 10:11). You can find the message …
Eastbrook at Home – May 7, 2023
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continue our preaching series entitled "I Am: Seven Identity Markers of Jesus" based out of the Gospel of John. This week we look at Jesus' powerful statement: “I am the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11). Here …
Praying to the God Who is Involved [30 Days of Prayer]
“In him we live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28) During the European Enlightenment of the 18th century, a strong separation can be discerned between theists – those who believed in a God who exists and is actively engaged in the world – and deists – those who believed some sort of God …
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Sustaining the Good Life (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Sustaining the Good Life," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, the second part of our two-part series on Psalm 23 entitled "The Good Life." I am preaching from the English Standard Version during this series, so here is the text of Psalm 23 from the ESV: 1 The Lord is …
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Sustaining the Good Life
Sometimes the news we read in the world and the challenges we face make us wonder what the goodness of God really looks like now. One way to pose the question is: what does the good life look like in dark times? This is what I talked about in my message this past weekend, "Sustaining the Good …
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