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 …
Matthew Erickson 