This is the second of two posts related to my message at Brooklife Church this past Sunday, July 25, entitled “Beyond Ordinary...When the Opposition is Strong.” My message looked at 1 Kings 18, where Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. I focused my message in on three aspects …
When the Opposition is Strong (pt 1)
This past Sunday, July 25, we continued our series "Beyond Ordinary" on the life of Elijah at Brooklife Church. My message was entitled “Beyond Ordinary...When the Opposition is Strong.” I was taking us through 1 Kings 18, where Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. This is an amazing …
Facedown: A Lesson in Humility
Not too long ago, I was speaking on the topic of humility. That is a challenging message for me to give because I so often find pride more evident in my life than humility. As I prepared for the message, I found that God was giving me all sorts of opportunities to be humbled in …
WWJT: What Would Jesus Tweet (!?!)
In my ever-continuing conversation with folks out there about the uses of social media, from Facebook to blogging to Twitter, I've encountered another bit of fodder for the conversation. It came via a Twitter re-tweet that I read entitled "7 Reasons Christians Should Twitter." Before I make any comments on this let me say that, …
Self-giving Love
Every Sunday morning before church, I have been reading through chapters from the book Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross. Each week, I am struck by the different facets of Jesus' sacrifice and how that reflects the tremendous love of God. I have also been thinking about how my life should reflect Jesus' pattern of …
Matthew Erickson 