We began our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend," this weekend at Eastbrook, spending time with Psalm 120. In this message, I explore themes of the spiritual life with God as a pilgrimage or journey, honesty and hopeful prayer, the need for community, and living in peace instead of hatred or hopelessness. Here is …
Ascend: a series on the Psalms of Ascent
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we enter into a journey through the Psalms of Ascent entitled "Ascend." Our life with God is a journey. It is a journey with God, but also a journey with His people on the way to the eternal kingdom. The New Testament describes God’s people as “foreigners and strangers …
Faith and Grace
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with a weekend focused on two major Reformation themes: "Faith and Grace." The first part of the message focused on historical background and context of the Reformation. I eventually took us into an exploration of three Scripture passages central to Reformation thinking on faith …
Next Steps on Displaced People
In response to our MissionsFest and preaching on displaced people both by me and Jenny Yang of World Relief, our mission team offered a list of next steps as our response to displaced people and the needs of the world. I've slightly edited it for online readership. SHOW HOSPITALITY. Thanksgiving is coming! Invite a refugee …
God of the Displaced Ones. part 2
This past weekend, I concluded both Eastbrook's Missions Fest as well as our series "God in Blank Spaces." Building off of Jenny Yang's message on the global situation of displaced people the previous weekend, I continued the theme of God's mission amongst the displaced people of the world. My approach to this topic, however, was …
Matthew Erickson 