In our current series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", we are exploring biblical answers to questions about our identity as human beings. This past weekend I concluded the series by looking at how the Holy Spirit anchors our identity in God, connects us to a broader family, and sends us out with a new sense …
Self-Control, anyone?
With all the hullabaloo in the news these days about failures on the right and on the left, abuse of power, and the angst over unacknowledged sexual abuse, it was ironic that last Thursday I spent time with young adults at Kaleo talking about self-control. I hate to say it's not surprising to me that …
The Trinity: God the Holy Spirit
Following on from the previous messages on "God the Father" and "God the Son," I concluded our vision series on The Trinity with an exploration of the third person of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit. I am a bit of an odd duck in terms of my church background. I had a transforming encounter in …
Spiritual Freedom (discussion questions)
As we continued our series, "Free: A Study on Galatians," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at the power of spiritual freedom in Jesus Christ from Galatians 5. Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Spiritual Freedom," which is the fifth part of our series. Discussion Questions: We continue our series on freedom in Christ this …
Who is the Holy Spirit? (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "The Character of the Holy Spirit" from our "Holy Spirit" series. Discussion Questions: Who is someone you would describe as full of God? Why would you describe them in that way? This week, we continue exploring life in the Holy Spirit …
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Matthew Erickson 