Through 2011, I have added a weekly post about how God is speaking to you as you read the Bible. This flows out of something I have been doing this year, with some others: reading through the Bible in a year together. Whether you are doing that or not, I have enjoyed hearing from many …
The God Who Rules (Study Questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "The God Who Rules." Discussion Questions: What is the biggest question you have about what God is really like? Why is that issue important to you? This weekend at Eastbrook, we are beginning a new series called, “What …
The God Who Rules
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a new series entitled "What Is God Like?" Within this series, we are looking at aspects of God's character and nature through the eyes of the prophet Isaiah. My message this week was entitled, "The God Who Rules," focusing primarily on Isaiah 9:1-7, with some attention to …
Straying Hearts and Faithful Love
The prophet Ezekiel catches our attention by telling the story of Israel in graphic terms of adultery and prostitution. God's people are like a wife to God. He rescued her from oppressors and lovingly cared for her. Even so, she turns away again and again to other lovers. The story begins with God's gracious care …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 45)
Through this year, I have blogged a post about how God is speaking to you - my readers - this year as you read the Bible. This flows out of my project, with some others, to read through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Whether you are doing that or not, I have …
Matthew Erickson 