This last weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" from the letter to the Philippians. This weekend we looked at Paul's description of spiritual growth, including things that help and thing that hinder growth, from Philippians 3:10-4:3. I touched on having the right examples for growth, learning that crucifixion comes before resurrection, …
30-Days of No Complaining Challenge
Nicole Pajer, a freelance columnist for Rolling Stone and The New York Times, discovered something interesting about complaining. After deciding to participate in what she called a “30-days of No Complaining Challenge,” her entire perspective on her circumstances changed. She realized much of what she complained about were “what-if” situations that had not happened yet. …
Shared Joy
This last weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians, "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances." This weekend we continued with Paul's outworking of our kingdom citizenship begun in Philippians 1:27, turning now toward the outworking of our salvation joy in Philippians 2:12-30. I love this passage because it holds …
Witnesses to Hope
Over the past couple of years, I have participated in the Gospel Life blog hosted by the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. In my post there today I write about the need for us as Christians to become witnesses to hope. This post came out of a lot of my own conversations and …
What is the biblical context of joy?
As we continue our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians, I wanted to share a brief video from The Bible Project on joy. This is one of their biblical theme videos and, as with much of their work, I appreciate the wide scope they walk through in a …
Matthew Erickson 