Eastbrook Church

What is greatness really all about? Jesus flips it upside-down with three separate teachings about personal greatness, welcome of the least of these, and His pathway to greatness.

Jesus speaks to the reality and pain of divorce and also the nature of marriage in the eternal kingdom.

Jesus addresses how we deal with sin and conflict in the church, pairing it with a parable on forgiveness and showing mercy to others.

The church is called to live as one for the sake of the world. As Archbishop William Temple once said, “The church is the only organization that exists for the benefit of its non-members.”

The church is called to live as a family. We are not merely an organization but brothers and sisters called to live together under the fatherhood of God.

The church is essentially a people who are called by God. We are called out of darkness and into His marvelous light. We are called from death into life. We are called by God, given a new identity in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit.

Disciples of Jesus are exhorted, even commanded, in Scripture to be joyful. Why is that important? How do we do that?

Jesus brings joy and there is great joy in His birth and ministry. What is joy? How does Jesus really bring joy? How is this different from manufactured joy? How can we experience joy in Jesus?

Jesus’ second and third predictions of His death also point toward the resurrection that will come through the Messiah. This brings into focus the life that comes through Jesus to a world overcome with death.

Jesus’ turn toward Jerusalem is framed by two stories of healing. This brings into focus the healing that comes through Jesus to a world turned upside-down with pain.

Jesus’ predicts His death the first time in an unsettling passage that makes clear redemption will come at a cost. The redemptive suffering of Jesus brings into focus how much a world needs meaning in what can often seem like meaningless suffering.

Jesus is confronted by religious leaders, who again ask for a sign. He challenges their mixed-up priorities about God and life.

Jesus is confronted by religious leaders, who again ask for a sign. He challenges their mixed-up priorities about God and life.

Jesus feeds a crowd of over 4,000 people with near to nothing. What does that tell us about Jesus?

Jesus heals an outsider, a Canaanite woman, and it shows us some very interesting things about the nature of Jesus’ mission.

Jesus challenges the predictable understanding of what defiles someone and redirects attention to the heart and the interior life.

This weekend wraps up MissionsFest 2021, a week-long deep dive into all things missions.

This weekend kicks off MissionsFest 2021, a week-long deep dive into all things missions. We will be joined in our services this Sunday by Dr. Ed Stetzer from Wheaton College and the Billy Graham Center, and he will be sharing a message called “The Commissions of Jesus for a Post-COVID World.”

Jesus walks on water. What does this tell us about Jesus?

John the Baptist is killed because of an old grudge passed down from one generation to the next and manipulation at a party. Why do terrible things happen to godly people?

Jesus is rejected in His own hometown, so He begins to go elsewhere. Why would anyone reject Jesus?

John the Baptist is killed because of an old grudge passed down from one generation to the next and manipulation at a party. Why do terrible things happen to godly people?

This Sunday, Pastor Matt continues our sermon series on Jesus’ parables from Matthew with a message on the Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Parable of the Yeast from Matthew 13.

Jesus tells a parable about weeds in a wheat field, then explains it later to His disciples.

Jesus shares the parables of the sower and the seed scattered on different sorts of soil, then explains it later to His disciples.