As we journey through a series on the kingdom of God at Eastbrook, I encountered these word by St. Augustine of Hippo from a sermon on the Lord's Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew. I appreciated the way that Augustine reflects on the kingdom of our lives in relation to God's kingdom. Your kingdom come. …
God’s Kingdom: Four Quotations from the Early Church
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series on the kingdom of God. The first two weekends of the series we trace the theme of God's kingdom throughout the Bible. As we walk through this theme, it is helpful to sometimes here from other saints of times past as they address the same …
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Bibliography for The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share the resources I used to help me study and prepare my sermons. Here is that bibliography for our recently completed series, "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews." Bibliography for “The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews” Herbert W. Bateman IV, ed. Four Views on the …
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W. H. Auden on self-knowledge
I came across these comments by W. H. Auden in his foreword to Dag Hammarskjöld's Markings not too long ago. They brought to mind Auden's powerful two lines in "As I Walked Out One Evening": You shall love your crooked neighbour With your crooked heart. Auden is not only an astounding poet but an insightful …
The Nature of God’s Kingdom: insights from George Eldon Ladd
As I mentioned yesterday, I am in the midst of preparing for an upcoming sermon series on the kingdom of God. One of the greatest American scholars on this topic is George Eldon Ladd, who gave significant attention to this theme in his teaching and writing career. In his brief book, The Pattern of New Testament …
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Matthew Erickson 