Lent 2020
Thrive Like Watered Grass
Read Isaiah 44:3 and John 16:7 “…And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessings in your children. They will thrive like watered grass, like willows...
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Eastbrook Church
Lent 2020
The Glory Days
Read Haggai 2:1-9 and Ephesians 2:19-22 “‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place...
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March 23, 2020
Lent 2020
Rich Garments
Read Zechariah 3:3-9 and 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 “The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ‘See, I have...
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March 22, 2020
Lent 2020
Week 5: Seeing the New Kingdom of Jesus in the Old Testament Prophets
Each of us has countless phrases or words we might use to describe our identity and our place in the world—but the remarkable work of God’s Kingdom is that it produces a new...
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March 22, 2020
Lent 2020
Us and Them
Read Obadiah 15-21 and Revelation 11:15 “…And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.” (Obadiah 21b) Our passage for today is not light reading. Did you know that Obadiah is the...
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March 21, 2020
Lent 2020
The Final Word
Read Isaiah 22:22 and Revelation 3:7 Four years ago, my brother John and I were waiting on a big decision from the immigration office in Chicago that was going to...
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March 20, 2020
Lent 2020
Unity Takes Work
Read Zechariah 8:20-23 and Revelation 5:9; 7:9-10 I think the idea of unity is a bit deceptive sometimes. Often, when I read Scripture about people from every tribe coming together...
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March 19, 2020
Lent 2020
Church Hurt & Humble Wisdom
Read Malachi 1:10-11 and Revelation 7:9-10 “…the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a...
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March 18, 2020
Lent 2020
Raise Your Banner High
Read Isaiah 11:10 and John 12:18-21 “In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting...
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March 17, 2020
Lent 2020
Jesus, the King Who Sees Us
Read Zephaniah 3:7-10 and John 1:48-49 “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you…. I saw you.” (John 1:48) Wonderful news: Jesus is the Good King...
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