“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” (Psalm 100:4) Thanksgiving is a day for family to gather and give thanks for what God has done (and is doing). Join us Thanksgiving Day at 10 AM as the Eastbrook Church family gathers before the family …
Prayer as Worship: Revelation
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series on prayer, "Great Prayers of the Bible", by looking at two significant themes on prayer from the book of Revelation. The entire message was built around the idea of praying with the end state of prayer in mind. Basically, if we want to "begin with …
Praying Deeper with 24-7 Prayer
Last week at Eastbrook Church, we hosted a 24-7 Prayer Room on our campus. This is not an original idea to us, but something many of us have experienced in other settings, such as the 24-7 Prayer Movement or the International House of Prayer. When I was the Pastor of Collegiate Ministries with Elmbrook Church, …
Praying with Paul: Colossians 1 [30 Days of Prayer]
“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you…For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.” (Colossians 1:3, 9) To conclude the 30 Days of Prayer, I want us to have some interactive exploration of the Apostle Paul’s prayers …
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Give Thanks to the Lord
One of my favorite portions of Scripture is Psalm 136. The call and response of the musical poetry of this psalm is both refreshingly focused and hypnotically reflective. On this Thanksgiving Day, when we focus as a nation on things we are grateful for, join me in giving thanks to the Lord, for He is …
Matthew Erickson 