Almighty God, You are the powerful Creator of all the nations upon earth. You are holy and wonderful beyond what we understand. We look at Jonah and we are startled by his insolence in running away from You, by his humility in recognizing Your rescue, and his anger at Your mercy to those he felt …
Obadiah [God in the Ruins]
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series on the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by turning attention to the prophet Obadiah. Obadiah is the shortest of all the books of the Hebrew Bible. Other than that his name means “servant of Yahweh,” we don’t know much about Obadiah. He likely prophesied after …
A Prayer inspired by the prophet Obadiah
Almighty God, You are righteous and just, You are the Judge and the Deliverer, and we worship You. Our world, Lord, needs Your intervention with goodness and fairness – come to us! Our lives, Lord, need Your touch of healing and restoration – come to us! Thank You for the message of Obadiah, who reminds …
Peter: God’s restoration in failure
This past weekend in my message, "The Good News of New Beginnings," I didn't make my way into all the detail I had planned in the new beginning of Peter from his failure. Here are my sermon notes from that section, exploring Jesus' restoration of Peter from the failure of his denials. I hope this …
The Good News of Jesus
This weekend, as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Eastbrook Church, we will begin a two-week message series exploring "The Good News of Jesus." Drawing upon the post-resurrection accounts within the Gospel of John, we want to bring into sharper focus the ways in which Jesus brings good news to the world. April 20/21 …
Matthew Erickson 