This past Sunday, Sept 27th, I concluded our three-week series "3C" at Brooklife Church. "3C" is a phrase that we are using to describe the direction we want to be moving as a church and as individuals with God: Celebrate, Connect, and Contribute. We believe these are three key experiences that give you the optimal …
John Calvin: a prayer from Jonah
In my study for the last two weeks at Brooklife ("A Second Chance" and "What a Pity"), I came across a lot of material that never made it into my messages. Here is a prayer written by John Calvin, one of the fathers of the Reformation and author of Institutes of the Christian Religion, that …
What a Pity
I concluded the "Gone Fishing" series at Brooklife Church yesterday with a message entitled "What a Pity" on Jonah chapter four. The message focused on how the entire book of Jonah is a journey into the heart of God and God holding up a mirror to our hearts to see how they compare to His …
A Second Chance
Yesterday at Brooklife Church, I spoke on Jonah chapter three with a message entitled "A Second Chance." The message was all about how just like God gave Jonah a second chance personally, God gives us second chances in our lives. And when He gives us a second chance, it is, as with Jonah, an opportunity …
Matthew Erickson 