What is humility like? Humility is not thinking less of ourselves than we truly are. Humility is not like a weak, limp, and malnourished plant; a half-picture of what it is supposed to be. Neither is humility thinking more of ourselves than we truly are. Humility is not like a chihuahua seeing itself as a …
Devoted to God’s Word (study questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled “Devoted to God's Word.” Discussion Questions: 1. What is the best book that you have ever read and why? 2. This weekend, we are continuing our look at Acts 2:42-47, where we read that the early believers were …
Devoted to God’s Word
We continued our series "Living Church" this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the statement, "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching" (Acts 2:42). My message was entitled "Devoted to God's Word." The main point was that if we are going to be a church that is alive - a church living out our …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 40)
Every week in 2011, I am putting up this post in order to hear from you about how God is speaking to you as you read the Bible. Some others have joined me to read through the Bible in a year together in 2011 but you can respond to this whether you are doing that …
Devoted to One Another (Study Questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "Devoted to One Another." Discussion Questions: Acts 2:42-47 says that the early church in Jerusalem was devoted to four different things. What were they? This weekend, we are looking at one aspect of the early church’s devotion: fellowship …
Matthew Erickson 