This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This fifth and final week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 on joining the melody of God's hope in Jesus Christ with the variations of living response. You can find the message outline …
Living with Joy
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Joy Appears," which continues our celebration of Christmas and the joy that has appeared in Jesus our Messiah and Savior. In this second and final week of the series I take us through speedy exploration of themes of joy in Paul's epistle to the …
Jesus the Joy-Bringer
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "Joy Appears," which continues our celebration of Christmas and the joy that has appeared in Jesus our Messiah and Savior. In this first week of the series, Pastor Nic Fridenmaker explores how Jesus brings joy in His birth and ministry. What is joy? …
Joy is a Decision
There are two imperative verbs which frame Philippians 4:4-9. The first is found in verse 4 and the second is found in verse 8. Look at that first imperative verb with me: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Paul is telling us something important: joy is a decision. Joy is not …
||40days|| week six: live joyful
In the midst of our pursuit of God, we can sometimes focus so much on the seriousness of discipleship that we miss out on the joy of our life with God. Of course, there are good reasons for that. First of all, Jesus called us to take up our cross, deny ourselves and follow Him. …
Matthew Erickson 