This is the second of two posts related to my message at Brooklife Church this past Sunday, July 25, entitled “Beyond Ordinary...When the Opposition is Strong.” My message looked at 1 Kings 18, where Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. I focused my message in on three aspects …
When the Opposition is Strong (pt 1)
This past Sunday, July 25, we continued our series "Beyond Ordinary" on the life of Elijah at Brooklife Church. My message was entitled “Beyond Ordinary...When the Opposition is Strong.” I was taking us through 1 Kings 18, where Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. This is an amazing …
WWJT: What Would Jesus Tweet (!?!)
In my ever-continuing conversation with folks out there about the uses of social media, from Facebook to blogging to Twitter, I've encountered another bit of fodder for the conversation. It came via a Twitter re-tweet that I read entitled "7 Reasons Christians Should Twitter." Before I make any comments on this let me say that, …
Paralyzed
This past Sunday, May 30, my message at Brooklife was entitled "Paralyzed," drawing from the story of Jesus healing the paralytic in Matthew 9:1-8. While much could be said from this passage, I wanted to focus in first on the authority Jesus has, which is a theme in the Gospel of Matthew, especially from the …
New Voices on Social Media
Yesterday, I posted a video about social media and whether or not it was a fad. Today, I came across a few different articles all digging into how social media impacts our life of faith and ministry within the church. I'd love to hear your take on these articles and interviews that offer conflicting perspectives …
Matthew Erickson 