I continued our series on the book of Job, "Finding God in the Darkness," this past weekend at Eastbrook. This was the fifth message in this six-part series that takes us through the traditional season of Lent with an accompanying daily devotional. You can watch the message here, following along with the outline below. You …
Aiming for Second Place
It was a real pleasure for me to speak this past weekend in the worship services at Elmbrook Church as part of their series "Greatest Hits." Not only is my good friend, Jason Webb, the Senior Pastor there, but my first ministry position in Wisconsin was as the Pastor of Collegiate Ministries at Elmbrook (2003-2008). That …
Aiming for Second Place (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "Aiming for Second Place" from our "Life Verse" series. Discussion Questions: If someone asked you what the goal of your life is, what would you say? This week, we continue our series, “Life Verse,” by looking at John the Baptist and his …
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Aiming for Second Place
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our "Life Verse" series with a message on my life verse, John 3:22-30, where John the Baptist says, in reference to Jesus: "He must increase, but I must decrease." You can listen to my message at the Eastbrook web-site here. You can also follow the RSS feed for Eastbrook …
Hope that is Magnanimous and Humble
When we live with hope, we begin to move beyond our circumstances. In the New Testament epistle of Hebrews we read these words: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance …
Matthew Erickson 