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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled “Seeing Jesus for the First Time.” This series runs from Easter Sunday through Ascension Day and is drawn entirely from Luke, chapter 24. We want to enter into the encounters of Jesus with people after His resurrection with fresh eyes, as well …
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We hope to see you this Holy Week at Eastbrook Church as we enter into the journey of Jesus' last week leading to the Cross and then the Resurrection. Thursday, April 17 · 7 pm · Fellowship Hall · In Person OnlyJoin us in person on Maundy Thursday (April 17) as we remember Christ’s Last …
Stanley Spencer, The Resurrection at Cookham; Oil on canvas; 1923-27. Death is something we all must face and all, in one way or another, fear. There is a finality to it that is shocking and feels unnatural to us. Even though we understand and experience the breakdown of our bodies, even "natural" death feels wrong, …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians" by looking at the second half of chapter 15, verses 35-58. Pastor Ruth Carver preached this message entitled "Resurrection Matters, part 2," which follows upon my message last weekend, "Resurrection Matters, part 1." You can find …
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After Jesus rose from the grave, the Apostle John records four meetings Jesus has with people. The first of these is Jesus' appearance in the locked room to His disciples, and I want to bring attention to that today. It reads: On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were …
Matthew Erickson 