I love to read. That's one of the main reasons that when my family wants to give me a gift, they immediately think of giving me books or money to buy books. Some of you have been in my office and are thinking: 'you have too many books already!' Regardless of the truth of that, …
See – Good – Take: The threefold movement of sin
In my readings of Genesis this week, I was struck by two different stories about sin. Adam & Eve with the Fruit (Genesis 3) When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. …
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Global Violence Against Christians on the Rise?
This last year has seen an apparent upsurge in violence against Christians around the world. Too often, American Christians are ignorant of these things, so I thought I'd simply post some links to relevant news articles from major secular publications on recent happenings in Egypt and Iraq, plus a few other things of note. I …
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Come and Follow (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend "Come and Follow" at Eastbrook Church. Discussion Questions: 1. We are beginning a new part of our walk through John’s Gospel called “Conversations.” In this series, we are looking at Jesus’ interactions with everyday people like you and me. What do you …
Come and Follow
Today at Eastbrook Church, my message was entitled "Come and Follow" and was the first in our new series "Conversations." The sermon drew upon John 1:35-51. Because I used a slightly different outline than was in the bulletin for this week, I am simply inserting my outline below. You can listen to my message online …
Matthew Erickson 