After returning from international travels this past week, I returned to Eastbrook to continue our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering." This weekend we explored Genesis 42-44, with special attention to the transformation that occurs in Joseph's brothers, particularly in Judah. My goal in this message was to open up the ways …
Compassion (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Compassion," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Jesus on the Move." The text for this week are from Luke 8:40-56 and 9:37-43. Discussion Questions: When did you experience compassion from someone directly or observe it in someone else? We …
Compassion
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series, "Jesus on the Move," with a messaged entitled, "Compassion" from Luke 8:40-56 and 9:37-43. These three stories from two chapters in Luke show us the wonder-working power of Jesus, but that wasn't the focus of my message. Instead, I called us to step back and see the …
Word and Deed
I'm catching up on some old posts here on my blog, but wanted to repost my message from the last weekend of Advent entitled "Word and Deed" from Luke 4:31-44. This was the final part of our series entitled "Appearing" at Eastbrook Church from Luke 3 and 4. You can find the entire series at our web-site, through the Eastbrook …
Promise
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we launched into our new extended journey into the Gospel of Luke, with the first series called "Beginnings." This series looks at the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel, and sets the stage for the public appearing of Jesus. This first message, "Promise," walks through the promise and life calling of John the …
Matthew Erickson 