I came across this quotation from E. M. Bounds when reading Richard Foster's book, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home. Bounds is one of our preeminent writers on prayer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, there is not always the same emphasis on prayer as a source of power for ministry that …
Growing Up with Jesus
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52) If Jesus grew up, we should be reassured that we too must grow up. Most of us would have no problem with the idea that Jesus grew up, as Luke says, "in stature"; developing from a child to a …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 11)
A number of people have joined me in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Every week, I will simply be leaving a small post where you all can leave responses of how God has been speaking to you through reading the Scriptures each day. This gives us the unique opportunity to …
Jesus’ Subversive Revolution
I recently finished the book For All God's Worth by N. T. Wright. It is well worth a read if you are at all interested in the topic of worship and how our worship as Christians shapes - or should shape - our daily living. Near the end of the book, Wright talks about how …
I AM…the Gate and the Good Shepherd (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend "I AM...the Gate and the Good Shepherd" on John 10:1-21 at Eastbrook Church. Discussion Questions Think about someone who has been a guide or helper for you in your life. What did that person do or say that helped you or provided …
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Matthew Erickson 