Living Church

This Sunday at Eastbrook Church, we will begin our Fall series, “Living Church.”

It’s a given that there is no perfect church. But when we look at the Bible we can see some essential elements of a church that has life and vitality. The early church in Acts shows us some of those essential elements: life in the Holy Spirit, community, Scripture, worship, prayer, generosity, and multiplication. We will begin this Fall by looking at the church in Acts, particularly as described in Acts 2:42-47, in order to get a picture of what it means to be a church full of life.

Here are the weekly message topics and Scripture texts:

September 10/11 – Start Here [Ministry Kick-off weekend]
Texts: Ephesians 4:11-16; key verse: Ephesians 4:13

September 17 (Saturday) – Installation of Matt Erickson as Senior Pastor at Eastbrook Church

September 18 (Sunday) – He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
Texts: John 3:27-30; key verse: John 3:30

September 24/25 – Living in the Holy Spirit
Texts: Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-41; 8:26-40; 15:28; 16:6-10; Romans 8:1-17; key verse: Acts 1:8

October 1/2 – Devoted to One Another
Texts: Acts 2:42, 46; 4:32; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; key verses: Acts 2:42, 44, 46

October 8/9 – Devoted to God’s Word
Texts: Acts 2:42; 2:14-41; 4:19-20, 33; 5:42; 6:1-4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; key verse: Acts 2:42

October 15/16 – Devoted to Prayer
Texts: Acts 2:42-43; 4:23-31; 10:9; 12:5; 16:25-26; key verse: Acts 2:42

October 22/23 – Worshiping
Texts: Acts 2:46-47; 3:1; 13:1-3; key verse: Acts 2:46a, 47

October 29/30 – Generous
Texts: Acts 2:42, 44-45; 3:6-10; 4:32-37; 9:10-19; 32-43; 11:27-30; 1 Corinthians 12:25-27; key verses: Acts 2:44-45

November 5/6 – Multiplying
Texts: Acts 1:8; 2:40-41, 47; 2 Timothy 2:2; Matthew 28:18-20; John 20:21-23; key verses: Acts 2:47