Understanding Amos’ message is tied up in these four contextual factors: a shift in structures of land ownership and exploitation within the new structure an increasing gap between the wealthy elite and the poor peasant class corruption of justice in the law courts covenantal disobedience with hypocritical religious ceremonies Generally speaking, Amos proclaimed a message …
Leviticus for Today
This past weekend at Eastbrook, my message was essentially a theological interpretation of the book of Leviticus for Christians today. I found a number of resources helpful in this, but particularly enjoyed the insights of Gordon Wenham in his masterful commentary on Leviticus. In a section of his introduction to the book entitled "Leviticus and …
Receiving the Promise (discussion questions)
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series, "Free: A Study on Galatians," by looking at the promise God gave us based out of Galatians 3:1-29. Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Receiving the Promise," which is the third part of our series. Discussion Questions: This weekend we continue our series, “Free,” by delving into …
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Matthew Erickson 