Continuing our "Roots" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I took us into an exploration of "Sacrificial Generosity." No one can read the description of the early church in Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37 without being deeply moved and challenged. What was it in this early church experiment in Jerusalem that we can learn …
Growing Disciples
As we continued our "Roots" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at what it means to be a disciple, grow as a disciple, and invite others to discipleship. To do that, I walked through the memorable story of Jesus appearing to two disciples along the road to Emmaus in Luke 24. I …
John Chrysostom on Preaching to please God and not for human praise
In my ongoing efforts to re-learn pastoral ministry, I am turning to books commended through the ages about what it means to be a pastor. One of those I just recently read was St. John Chrysostom's brief work, Six Books on the Priesthood. I share these comments that I found particularly helpful, from the end of …
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Truly Community
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued a series called "Roots" by looking at the nature of the Christian community, the church. Building from the Acts 2 birth of the church at Pentecost, we explore the essence of the community life lived out through Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. You can …
Activated by the Holy Spirit
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we begin a new five-week series called "Roots." This series is an opportunity for us at Eastbrook as we celebrate 40 years as a church to look back at what have been the roots of our church. It also offers us the chance to look forward to how we …
Matthew Erickson 