"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." (1 John 5:11-12) John the Apostle tells us in his first letter to early Christians that God has given …
I believe in the life everlasting
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the world. Each weekend of this …
Is Jesus Really the Only Way? (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Does Jesus Really Give Us Life?," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the third and final part of our series, "3 Questions We All Have About Jesus," where we delve into Jesus' provocative statement: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No …
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Does Jesus Really Give Us Life?
I concluded our series, "3 Questions We All Have About Jesus," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at Jesus as the life. In this series we have explored Jesus' statement on John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me." Digging into our questions, …
An Eternal Kind of Life
What does it mean to have eternal life? That's a good deal of what I talked about this weekend as I continued our "Love Letters" series on 1, 2, & 3 John this weekend at Eastbrook. My message was entitled "An Eternal Kind of Life" based out of 1 John 5:6-21. You can listen to my …
Matthew Erickson 