As I continue reading through John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion this summer, here is Calvin reflecting on the significance of the Lord's Supper for our encouragement as believers. Notice Calvin's powerful series of contrasts at the end of this quotation. Godly souls can gather great assurance and delight from this Sacrament; in it they have …
C. S. Lewis on God’s Gift-Love
I preached this past weekend at Eastbrook about "Prayer as Living within the Power and Love of God" from Ephesians 3:14-20. Thinking about the love of God is something I never tire of. Although it didn't make it into the sermon, I was reminded of this quotation from from C. S. Lewis in The Four Loves: …
A Crash Course in Spiritual Conflict (Ephesians 6:10-24)
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity." I explored Ephesians 6:10-24 through the message: "A Crash Course in Spiritual Conflict." This is the well-known "armor of God" passage, with a lot of attention to the principalities and powers that we as Christians face in our earthly …
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A Crash Course in Christlike Living (Ephesians 4:17-5:20)
As I continued our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity," last weekend we turned to Ephesians 4:17-5:20 for the following message: "A Crash Course in Christlike Living." I structured the message around four comparisons that Paul brings to the Ephesians believers around: living holy, living love, living light, and living wisely. Underlying it …
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A Crash Course in Church Growth (Ephesians 4:1-16)
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity," by looking at Ephesians 4:1-16 with the message: "A Crash Course in Church Growth." The message aims to recalibrate our understanding of what church growth is all about by focusing on the direction of growth outlined by the …
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Matthew Erickson 