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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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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series during Lent entitled "The Tree and the Vine," with Pastor Ruth Carver offering a message for Palm Sunday. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we had a sort of bonus week in our series "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter" with Pastor Ruth Carver preaching a message entitled “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love as You Wait” from the book of Jude. Jude has a lot of overlaps with 2 Peter, which makes this message …
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The sermon Pastor Ruth Carver shared this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, "Revival in the Ruins," has left me reflecting on the topic of revival quite a bit. One reason it is on my mind so much is that this longing for and experience of revival has touched my life in some important ways. I …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new series entitled "The Beginning of the End." This series explores the resurrection of Jesus in tandem with some of Jesus’ teaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of all time. This weekend Pastor Ruth Carver preached from Matthew 26:31-46, the parable of the sheep …
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