As we walk through a series on unity, I was reminded of a message I gave several years ago about working through conflict in relationships. I utilized a resource developed by Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker and Resolving Everyday Conflict, called "the slippery slope of peacemaking." I still find this to be a helpful resource, …
The Surprising Reality of Disunity: insights from Philippians
In Philippians we see Paul do something rarely seen in any other letter. Near the end Paul specifically names two individuals, exhorting them toward unity. He writes in Philippians 4:2-3: “I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, my true …
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A Necessary Tension: Bonhoeffer on Solitude and Community
As I continue to reflect on unity as we walk through our current series at Eastrook Church, "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church," here is a powerful quotation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Life Together on the necessary tension between solitude and community: Let him who cannot be alone beware of …
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Becoming One: the developing unity of the church as the community of Christ
As we continued our series, "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church I turned a corner from our focus on God's part in bringing unity to our part in upholding unity. The first message in the series, "God is One," explored how unity comes through …
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Eastbrook at Home – November 8, 2020
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM as we continue our series on unity entitled "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church." This weekend I focus on our part as God's people in upholding the unity that was won through Jesus …
Matthew Erickson 