This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series, "Chiseled," on the Ten Commandments by looking at the third and fourth commandments from Exodus 20:7-11. While we may not immediately see a connection between the command about not misusing God's name and the command about keeping the Sabbath, they have a lot in common. They are …
5 Reasons I’m giving up social media during Lent
People talk about all sorts of things you can give up during Lent. For the past three months, I've sensed that it would be spiritually upbuilding for me to take a break - a sabbath of sorts - from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and more. In the past, I've utilized my blog and social media …
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What Is It?: Ash Wednesday and Lent
I posted this on my blog last year as a simple summary of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent. I hope it's helpful for you as Lent begins today.
The Ten (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Ten," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, which began our new series on the Ten Commandments entitled "Chiseled." Discussion Questions: 1. When you hear the phrase "Ten Commandments" what do you think of? Why? 2. This weekend at Eastbrook, we begin a new series entitled "Chiseled" on …
The Ten
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I began our new series on the Ten Commandments entitled "Chiseled." The message was really an introduction on how we can see the Ten Commandments as God's words of life, love, and mission to God's people. I also spent time reflecting on how we should read the Ten Commandments as followers …
Matthew Erickson 