Why does the resurrection matter? Is it important to our understanding of Jesus or is it an extra added on? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I dug into these very questions as I talked about "Resurrection Matters" from 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. This was the second weekend of a series entitled "Resurrection Hope" that we began last …
Resurrection Grace
Is it possible that someone could rise from death? Is it possible that such a person could be the centerpiece of human history? These are the sort of questions I spoke about in my message this past weekend, "Resurrection Grace," at Eastbrook Church. This was the first weekend in a new series entitled "Resurrection Hope" that …
The Neighbor
We concluded our series on the Ten Commandments, "Chiseled," this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the ninth and tenth commandments from Exodus 20:16-17. Many commentators divide the Ten Commandments into two categories: 1) those dealing more with how we relate to God and 2) those dealing more with how we relate to others. Strictly speaking, the …
Murder, Adultery and Theft
I continued our series, "Chiseled," on the Ten Commandments this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the sixth, seventh and eighth commandments from Exodus 20:13-15. These are the most brief and bluntly worded commandments of the Decalogue. I brought together Jesus' parallels to these commandments in the Sermon on the Mount in order to talk about …
Set Apart
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series, "Chiseled," on the Ten Commandments by looking at the third and fourth commandments from Exodus 20:7-11. While we may not immediately see a connection between the command about not misusing God's name and the command about keeping the Sabbath, they have a lot in common. They are …
Matthew Erickson 