Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Compassion," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Jesus on the Move." The text for this week are from Luke 8:40-56 and 9:37-43. Discussion Questions: When did you experience compassion from someone directly or observe it in someone else? We …
Compassion
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series, "Jesus on the Move," with a messaged entitled, "Compassion" from Luke 8:40-56 and 9:37-43. These three stories from two chapters in Luke show us the wonder-working power of Jesus, but that wasn't the focus of my message. Instead, I called us to step back and see the …
Efrem Smith, “Transformation of a Church” (#Exponential 2010)
Efrem Smith serves as Pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church and board chair of The Sanctuary Community Development Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also hosts the radio program, “A Time for Reconciliation” and is the author of the book, Raising-up Young Heroes. His column, The Urban Take is featured in Youth Worker Journal. Here are …
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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 …
Matthew Erickson 