Eastbrook Church Sunday Sermons

Jesus offers several pictures of appropriate response to Him and His teaching. How do we take in what He is saying and respond to it ourselves?

This one verse, Matthew 7:12, known as the golden rule, is one of the most famous verses in Scripture. What does it really tell us about how to love others?

Pastor Ruth Carver shares what real prayer looks like in our lives and how to make requests of our good God, sharing from Matthew 7:7-11

We’re often told not to be judgmental but how do we approach others and ourselves with appropriate perspective and right judgment?

Christ is Risen! The message of Easter is one of real life.

Holy Saturday is a day of reflection on a world without the hope of Christ’s resurrection. Sandwiched between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, this day represents the three days between Christ’s death on the Cross and saving resurrection. Historically, this day is a time for the church to reflect on death, dying, life, and living. Pastor Matt and our staff have prepared this short video reflection f...

Join us on Good Friday as we remember the suffering and death of Christ.

Before He went to the Cross, Jesus gathered with His disciples for one final Passover meal. Following this, Jesus washed the feet of His disciples in an extraordinary display of humility. He then commanded them to do the same for each other. Pastor Matt and our staff have prepared this short video reflection for you, your family, and your household to participate with from home. You can access thi...

Jesus’ words about worry, anxiety, and trust can sometimes seem out of reach. How do we live with real faith like this?

What does it mean to treasure something and how does that impact our life? How does this relate to the power of money in our life?

Beyond outward show, what is real spirituality and piety all about? Jesus’ addresses how visible actions often distract from the hidden life in almsgiving, fasting, and prayer.

Looking at the disciple’s identity as salt and light in Christ for the sake of the world.

Looking at the disciple’s identity as salt and light in Christ for the sake of the world.

Exploring the beatitudes as being blessed with the good life with God accessible in Jesus Christ.

Jesus calls the disciples and commissions them as apostles. He calls the least of these and brings hope and healing into their lives.

The wilderness temptation of Jesus is pivotal for defining his way of ministry as opposed to Satanic pathways. This also echoes the people of Israel’s wilderness wanderings and presents Jesus as a new sort of Israel.

Summary: Jesus’ baptism is the fulfillment of all righteousness and a revelation of His Sonship. It also echoes the Exodus journey of Israel through the Red Sea.

This week explores John the Baptist as a prophetic voice calling out for repentance and change in a challenging time for Israel. Radical elements call for revolutionary overthrow of Rome. John calls for a radical revolution of the human heart.

With echoes of Moses’ journey and the Exodus, Jesus’ earthly parents flee from the wrath of Herod the Great to Egypt, returning only after an angelic visitation tells them it is safe. They return not to Bethlehem but to Nazareth.

An exploration of the contrasting kingship of Jesus and Herod with attention to how both of them present a “way” of life that is starkly different in its rule, tone, and outcomes.

One of the promises about the Messiah was that the nations would stream toward him. This vividly happens in the story of the magi, or wise men, who came to visit Jesus, setting of the wild fury of Herod Antipas.

Looking at the birth of Jesus through the eyes and experience of Joseph.

Looking at the birth of Jesus through the eyes and experience of Joseph.

This week will give attention to notable women in Jesus’ line—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba—with some discussion of redemption.

A word about the genealogy of Jesus and why it is important. This week will give attention to three man in Jesus’ line—Abraham, David, and Josiah—with some discussion of the exile.