This weekend, I began a new series, "King Coming," as we continue our journey through the Gospel of Mark at Eastbrook Church. My message was entitled, "Who Do You Say I Am?," and focused on Mark 8:27-30. The main thing I was getting at was how there are some questions that can define our lives. You …
Provider
This weekend, I concluded our series on the first half of the Gospel of Mark, "The Real Jesus," at Eastbrook Church. My message was entitled, "Provider," and brought together two miraculous feeding stories in Mark 6:30-44 and 8:1-13. While these stories do speak of God's miraculous provision for us as people, I wanted us to …
Teacher
We continued our journey through the first half of the Gospel of Mark in our "Real Jesus" series this weekend at Eastbrook. I brought a message on Jesus as the teacher from Mark 4:1-34. What I was trying to present is that Jesus is a powerful teacher about all of life and that we would …
The Son (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend on Jesus as the Son of God. Discussion Questions: 1. What comes into your mind when you hear the name ‘Jesus’? What do you think comes into the minds of others you know? 2. We are looking at Jesus as …
The Son
I began our new series, "The Real Jesus," this weekend at Eastbrook Church with a message on Jesus as the Son of God. Since this series is rooted in the Gospel of Mark, the central text was Mark 1:1-13. You can listen to the message here at the Eastbrook web-site. You can also subscribe to …
Matthew Erickson 