Lent 2024
A Good Friday
Read Romans 8:9-11 I remember, as a child, being perplexed by the name “Good Friday.” What’s so good about killing Jesus? How can humiliation, mocking, wrongful accusations, and a painful...
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Eastbrook Church
Lent 2024
Bread of Life
Read John 6:32-40 Have you ever been driving happily along on the highway, singing to a song on the radio and all of sudden, “Screech!” the traffic around the corner...
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March 27, 2024
Lent 2024
The Spiritual Body
Read 1 Corinthians 15:42-45 The spiritual body is not something we talk about much in U.S. society. Yet, this passage reminds us that each of us has a spiritual body...
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March 26, 2024
Lent 2024
Our Source of Strength
Read Jeremiah 17:5-10 Jeremiah ascended to the status of my favorite prophet when I was a kid. His words—strong in the face of a disobedient culture—resonated with me even back...
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March 25, 2024
Lent 2024
Because He Said So
Read John 14:6-14 Many years ago, I remember my mother and father trying to explain things to me but my stubbornness would cause me to question everything they said. They...
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March 24, 2024
Lent 2024
The Tree and the Vine
Read Psalm 1 and John 15:1-17 Holy Week begins with what I think is the most uncommercialized holiday in the whole year: Palm Sunday. Nobody buys gifts for each other,...
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March 23, 2024
Lent 2024
Practice: Service
Each Saturday during Lent, we will take some time as a church family to practice a different spiritual discipline or spiritual practice together. Today, we are practicing Service with Cheri...
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March 22, 2024
Lent 2024
When We Pray
Read Philippians 1:9-11 I love Paul’s prayer for the believers in Philippi. He starts praying from Philippians 1:3. Isn’t it awesome to have someone who genuinely cares for us, praying...
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March 21, 2024
Lent 2024
Children of the Light
Read Ephesians 5:8-11 “That’s Mr. Smith’s daughter” says the elderly neighbor pointing at me, a child walking down the street in my neighborhood. This also happened at family reunions. “That’s...
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March 20, 2024
Lent 2024
Deeply Rooted
Read Psalm 92:12-15 This Psalm 92 tree has been planted intentionally in the house of God, roots going down deep for life. It is growing steadily and is strong. It...
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