What sort of a Messiah would promise trouble and difficulty? That's exactly what I set out to address as I continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. I explored two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33, both of which address these more difficult words of Jesus. You can view a video of the message …
Abide (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Abide," on John 15:1-17 from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. Discussion Questions: Spring is almost here! What plants do you most look forward to seeing as …
Abide
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series,"Chosen Words," by looking at Jesus' teaching on the spiritual life through the metaphor of the vine and the branches from John 15:1-17. After exploring the idea of Jesus as the 'true' vine, I spent time outlining four aspects of the life of abiding in Jesus. You can view a …
The Spirit (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Spirit," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. Discussion Questions: 1. When you think of the Holy Spirit, what comes to your mind? 2. This week we …
The Spirit
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series,"Chosen Words," by exploring Jesus's words to His disciples about the Holy Spirit from John, chapters 14-16. The message explored 5 images of the Holy Spirit as described by Jesus. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen to the message …
Matthew Erickson 