Here is the complete text from my Good Friday message given yesterday at Eastbrook Church. You can view the message here. The Apostle John, one of Jesus’ closest companions, begins his telling of Jesus’ life with profound words. John describes Jesus as the ‘Word of God’ – that perfect wisdom and revelation of God – who …
Dead Quiet
One of my final posts from our "Chosen Words" devotional at Eastbrook Church.
Overcome (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Overcome," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. This week specifically looks at two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33. Discussion Questions: What are some of the …
Overcome
What sort of a Messiah would promise trouble and difficulty? That's exactly what I set out to address as I continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. I explored two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33, both of which address these more difficult words of Jesus. You can view a video of the message …
A Prayer by St. Augustine
As I was reading St. Augustine's Confessions this morning, I stumbled into this prayer at the end of Book 4, Part 16. The words were striking, powerful, and tender, so I thought I'd share them : O Lord our God, let the shelter of your wings give us hope. Protect us and uphold us. You will be the …
Matthew Erickson 