This past weekend as part of our preaching series, "United," with other churches I had the privilege of preaching at Kettlebrook Church. This final week of the series I expanded upon the statement that the church is called to live as one for the sake of the world. I explored the two halves of Ephesians …
To Be Sent on Mission
This past weekend as part of our new preaching series with other churches entitled "United," I had the privilege of preaching at Northbrook Church. This first week of the series I expanded upon the statement that the church is a people called by God that is sent on mission. I explored two key truths, that …
A People Called by God
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "United," which explores the essential nature of the church. This first week of the series I expanded upon the statement that the church is a people called by God. I walked through Ephesians 1:3-14 as the basis for my message. You can find …
The Church and Mission: Three Compelling Statements
Here are three statements that I have returned to recently in my thinking about the church and its mission. Each is saying similar things with distinct emphasis. What do you think about these statements? What do you think about the relationship between the church and its mission? Vincent Donovan, a missionary to the Masai in …
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The Baffling Church by Carlo Carretto
How baffling you are, oh, Church, and yet how I love you! How you have made me suffer, and yet how much I owe you. I should like to see you destroyed, and yet I need your presence. You have given me so much scandal and yet you have made me understand sanctity. I have …
Matthew Erickson 