Here is a Maundy Thursday message that I wrote and pulled together with tremendous amounts of help from others. (Thanks, everyone! You know who you are.) https://vimeo.com/405572047 You can also download a companion "Maundy Thursday at Home Experience Guide" put together by the Eastbrook Church staff.
Hungry to Know
One of my friends in college was always afraid that if she left one of our gatherings something really fun would happen immediately afterwards, leaving her out of the fun. We would joke around with her about it, promising that we wouldn’t do anything really fun until after she left for her apartment. Today, there’s …
Hungry for Love
All of us want to experience love. Sometimes this hunger for love looks like a longing for friendship. Sometimes our longing for love surfaces in the desire for intimacy. At other times, this hunger for love is as basic as the desire to belong somewhere with someone. Near the beginning of Genesis, in the account …
You Belong in the Family (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "You Belong in the Family," from this weekend at Eastbrook Church. Discussion Questions: 1. When you hear the word, ‘family’, what do you think of? 2. This week, we are beginning a new series called “Family Portrait.” Whether on your own or with a group, begin …
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You Belong in the Family
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new four-week series entitled "Family Portrait." My message this weekend focused on understanding God's people as a family adopted as children of God through Jesus Christ. I built the message chiefly around Matthew 12:46-50, Galatians 3:26-29 and Revelation 7:9-10. You can listen to my message at the …
Matthew Erickson 