I began our "Becoming 7" series this past weekend at Eastbrook with a message called "7 on Discipleship." This series is an overview of our vision for the year, focusing on our big five vision objectives: becoming a Revelation 7:9-10 church; growing in discipleship depth; growing in mission width; growing in leadership multiplication; and increasing in …
Called (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Called," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first part of our series, "Activate," where we are looking at what it means to be individual Christians and a local church set into motion by God's power and presence for God's work in the world. Discussion …
Living at the Intersection (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Living at the Intersection," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church as part of our "Love Your Neighborhood" series. Discussion Questions: What has been one of the most powerful ways you have experienced love from another person in your life? What happened? What did it mean to …
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Living at the Intersection
What happens when individual believers and the church together live at the intersection of the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, of words and deeds, of proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel? I'll tell you what...it's dangerous and attractive faith. This is the heart of what I talked about in my message this past weekend, "Living …
||40days|| week five: follow the charge
There are few things which set the blood pumping as much as watching a team make a heroic charge to victory. Whether it's an underdog basketball team surging to an upset or a football team pushing down the field in the last two minutes of a game, such an effort is quite a thing to …
Matthew Erickson 