Here is the prayer that I concluded my message with this past weekend at Eastbrook. I wrote this prayer as a way to reflect and weave together themes we have experienced throughout this series, Ascend. Eternal God, guide us who live as exiles and strangers upon the time-bound paths of earth; in our trials and …
Resources for Resurrection Hope
From time to time people ask me what resources I utilize in preparing sermons or series. This was something I encountered quite a bit with the series we just finished at Eastbrook, "Resurrection Hope," on 1 Corinthians 15. So, let me pull aside the veil a little bit on how I approached five weeks on …
Resources on Resurrection
When preparing my message this past Sunday on resurrection, I found a couple of specific resources to be very helpful for me. While I don't recommend these without any reservation, there is much that can be gained by interacting with them: N. T. Wright, Surprised by Hope John Piper, 4-part sermon series "What Happens When …
A Few Words on Hell
One of those topics that we largely tend to avoid in the church today is hell. We avoid it because it's controversial. We avoid it because it can be a confusing topic. Out of Ur, the blog-site for Leadership, has been featuring brief interviews with some current theologians and pastors on the topic of hell. …
Matthew Erickson 