We continued our series “Light for the City” this weekend at Eastbrook Church by exploring one of the most unique passages in all of Acts, Paul's visit to the city of Athens. This episode is found in Acts 17:16-34. I began the message with the premise that all human beings and, thus, all human cultures …
Connecting for Christ: Paul in Athens
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church, I am preaching from Acts 17:16-34 about Paul's ministry in Athens. I find this episode to be one of the most interesting stories in Acts because it is so unlike other examples from Paul's ministry journeys. Here are three observations I have been spending time thinking on: Paul doesn't …
Interstate Faith (Thessalonica)
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "Light for the City" with a look at the church in the city of Thessalonica. I focused the sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, especially on verse 8 where Paul says: "The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God …
“Follow”: My Last Message at Brooklife
Two Sundays ago, August 22, was my last Sunday at Brooklife Church. I gave a message entitled "Follow" that expressed some things that God has been speaking to me over the past 6-9 months. I looked at Matthew 4:18-22, where Jesus calls the first disciples to follow Him. My main points were built around three …
When You Feel Like Giving Up
This past Sunday, August 1, at Brooklife Church, I concluded our "Beyond Ordinary" series on the life of Elijah. We were looking at 1 Kings 19, where Elijah feels like giving up. Looking at the fear and exhaustion that Elijah was experiencing in this chapter, I sketched out five things we can learn from Elijah …
Matthew Erickson 