This weekend, as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Eastbrook Church, we will begin a two-week message series exploring "The Good News of Jesus." Drawing upon the post-resurrection accounts within the Gospel of John, we want to bring into sharper focus the ways in which Jesus brings good news to the world. April 20/21 …
Key Assumptions on the Dark Side of Leadership
As part of my ongoing reflections on pastoral ministry, ministry in the North American evangelical church, and questions of ministry integrity (see my posts "Real Discipleship in a Consumer Church," "Five Themes of Resilient Ministry," and "Recovering Holiness"), I pulled a book off the shelf that I read over ten years ago entitled Overcoming the Dark Side …
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Praying for Deliverance [30 Days of Prayer]
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13) Within many cultures, and particularly here in North America, we seem obsessed with discovering who we are. Many times, it is suggested that in order to find ourselves we must leave behind all limits and throw aside all rules. The …
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Trouble (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Trouble," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. Discussion Questions: When did you face deep troubles in your life? What happened and how did you deal with? …
Trouble
What do betrayal, failure, and peace have to do with one another? In one way or another, they all relate to trouble. We continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church looking at the trouble of Jesus, His disciples, and in our lives. I took us into John 13:18-14:4, exploring Jesus' encounter with Judas' betrayal and …
Matthew Erickson 