Eastbrook Church

David wants to build a house for the Lord, but God promises that David's descendants will sit on his throne forever. What does this mean? How does this tap into our longing for a just, righteous ruler as revealed in Jesus?

The Prophet Isaiah speaks of a time of restoration that will come, both of the return from exile an the ultimate restoration through the Messiah yet to come. Jesus picks up these words and uses them as the outline of His ministry in Luke's gospel.

The prophet Isaiah steps forward in longing and pleading for God to show up and bring ultimate healing and deliverance for a people stranded in the midst of terrorizing events.

This series concludes with the death of Abraham. We will explore the legacy of Abraham’s faith through the lenses of Genesis and Hebrews, with some slight reflections on the multi-generational aspect of God’s promises and the beginnings of Isaac’s life story in Genesis 24. What do you want your legacy of faith to be? What are you doing to get there?

Genesis 23 recounts the death of Sarah and Abraham’s honoring of her by acquiring a special burial place and grieving. Oftentimes, Sarah is remembered for her mistreatment of Hagar & Ishmael and for laughing at God’s promise of a child. But what truly is Sarah’s legacy of faith, and how might we all learn from her about developing a stronger faith life?

God provides the promise-child, Isaac. Then, he asks Abraham to sacrifice that promise-child. This is one of the most important and powerful passages in the entire Bible. God is faithful to His promises more than we understand and God is faithful in sacrifice more than we can imagine. What does this mean to us and how should we read this passage Christologically?

Abraham and Sarah extend hospitality to three divine visitors, where the promise is reaffirmed again. Sarah thinks it’s funny. At the same time, judgment is coming down on Sodom, where Lot lives, and Abraham bargains with God about these things. How do we live, like Abraham, as a person of faith in the midst of God’s promises and the problems of life?

Here we encounter a third and more specific outline of both God’s covenant promises and the demands laid upon Abram. The reality of the promise will be physically signified in the arrival of the much-anticipated child (‘seed’) of promise. The acceptance of the covenant is tangibly signified through the human activity of circumcision. In the midst of this, God gives new names to this couple: Abraha...

When Abram and Sarai grow old, they begin to think it’s time to take measures into their own hands. This move was culturally appropriate, but God had different plans for achieving his purposes. In the midst of this, God reveals Himself as “The God who sees” to the servant Hagar. What does it mean to wait on the Lord to accomplish His purposes as opposed to living out “God helps those who help them...

God makes a promise to Abram in Genesis 12 that leads into a deeper covenant agreement in Genesis 15. This message explores the themes of covenant, what its significance is for us, and how we can also lean on the promises of God. There must be some attention given to Genesis 15:6 – “So Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” What does it look like to have an enduring...

Abram and Lot separate, with Abram blessing Lot as he trusts YHWH’s promises to be fulfilled with him regardless of what land he takes. Then, Abram doubles that blessing by rescuing Lot as neighboring forces capture Lot and his family. God is at work in Abram’s family and Abram grasped the call that he was blessed in order to be a blessing. Together, we'll reflect on Melchizedek as bringing God’s...

A look at Abraham’s fumbling attempt to integrate his faith with everyday challenges in the world around him, particularly life as a nomad with little protection. Both in Egypt and later in the Negev, Abraham tries to protect himself and Sarah but risks blowing everything. Together, we'll examine the importance of celebrating God’s grace in our lives and truth-telling even when it is difficult.

Abram and his family step away from their homeland and in the midst of their everyday nomadic existence, God appears and calls Abram to a particular role in God’s grand story. Together, we'll look at an overview of the story of God, exploration of God’s calling, and the response of faith.

In our world of unanswered questions or in the difficult places where the answers are not what we want to hear, we are called to rest in this wordless place beyond answers. The wordless place can be for us the place of trust, instead of fear.

We are given the privilege of serving within the church and the community.

We are made to grow with God and need to seek out opportunities to grow.

We are made for relationship with others and need to find our place. Some look at the nature of the church and what it means to be God’s called out community.

An exploration of coming to Jesus Christ and the unity he brings to a diverse people. Looking at keeping Jesus at the center of things.