Working through a preaching series on the minor prophets, again and again I come across a phrase, “The word of the Lord that came to…” That phrase appears more than twenty times in the minor prophets (at least 10 of those are in Zechariah alone!): “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son …
God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new preaching series entitled "God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets." At the end of the Hebrew Bible, our Old Testament, we find a collection of twelve small, yet powerful, books known as the Minor Prophets or “the Book of the Twelve.” The title …
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Finding Joy: John the Baptist
[This is the devotional I wrote for the third week of Eastbrook Church's Advent 2018 devotional. Join in with the daily journey through Advent here.] “You are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth.” (Luke 1:13-14) “And with many other words John exhorted …
Finding Hope: Elizabeth
[This is the devotional I wrote for the second week of Eastbrook Church's Advent 2018 devotional. Join in with the daily journey through Advent here.] “But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old…Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. ‘The Lord has done this …
Prophet
We returned to our "Beginnings" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church after a one-week pause with one of our good friends from the Middle East, Brother Victor. This series takes us through the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel and sets the stage for Jesus' public appearing and ministry. This message, "Prophet," looks at Luke 1:57-80 and …
Matthew Erickson 