This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Roots: Looking Back and Reaching Forward." This series is the second of a three-part series related to our 40th anniversary as a church, following on our series, "Power in Prayer." This is a series celebrating our legacy as a church, and …
C. S. Lewis on God’s Gift-Love
I preached this past weekend at Eastbrook about "Prayer as Living within the Power and Love of God" from Ephesians 3:14-20. Thinking about the love of God is something I never tire of. Although it didn't make it into the sermon, I was reminded of this quotation from from C. S. Lewis in The Four Loves: …
Francisco de Zurbarán, Agnus Dei
The Promised Lamb of God [Name Above All Names]
I continued our new series, "Name Above All Names," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This series began with our Christmas celebration of Jesus as the light of the world, continued in the last two weekends with Jesus as "Friend of Sinners" and "The Gate" (Thanks, Pastor Dan Ryan!), and now turns to Jesus as the "Promised …
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Kevin Durant’s MVP Mom
I began my message this past weekend by mentioning Kevin Durant's 2014 MVP acceptance speech. Particularly, I highlighted how the sacrificial love of his mother helped him transcend his circumstances and become more than he imagined. You can watch the entire speech or simply jump ahead to see him talk about his mom at 23:29. …
Matthew Erickson 