Inspired by Matthew 4:18-25 Come, follow Me—all you at work and at rest,all you burdened with responsibilityall you with no sense of direction. Come, follow Me—all you living in another's shadowand all you trying to prove something,all you who belong and all you on the outside. Come, follow Me—all you sick with diverse diseasesand all …
Real Life: an exploration of the Beatitudes
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series "Becoming Real" which will explore the Sermon on the Mount by looking at the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. The Beatitudes are a very familiar portion of Scripture, so it can be difficult to hear them afresh, but I did my best to help us see …
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The Call of Discipleship
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our series "Power in Preparation" by tracing Jesus' call to discipleship to Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John in Matthew 4:18-25. This was also a child dedication weekend at Eastbrook, so my sermon was a little shorter than other times. You can view the message video and outline …
Revealing?: reflections on Willow’s “Follow Me”
I’ve finally taken the chance to review the second book associated with Willow Creek’s Reveal study entitled Follow Me. Better late than never, they say, so I'm sending off some of my reflections here at the blog. Building off of the research from Reveal, this next part of the study looks at spiritual growth, what …
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Matthew Erickson 