When you read the Bible, what is God speaking to you? I would love to hear from you about that. A number of people have joined me in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Whether you are participating in that or not, I would love to hear from you about how …
Facedown in God’s Awesome Presence
At Eastbrook this past weekend, I spoke about living with an appropriate fear of the Lord from Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10. There is a hymn from the 19th century, "Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise," that conveys the wondrously awesome presence of the Lord. Here are two verses from that hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, …
The Fear of the Lord
This weekend at Eastbrook we continued our series on Proverbs entitled “Words to Live By.” I lead us through a look at what could be termed the key to the life of wisdom according to the Bible: having an appropriate fear of the Lord. I rooted the message in two texts: The fear of the …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 22)
God is speaking to you and me through the Scriptures. What is He saying? I would love to hear from you about that. A number of people have joined me in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Whether you are participating in that or not, I would love to hear from …
Taking the Next Step at Church – your feedback
This morning, I sat with some key leaders at Eastbrook Church to talk about what it means for people to take the next step of involvement at our church. There are so many good things happening in this whole arena at Eastbrook, but we always want to consider ways we could help people more easily …
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