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This past weekend in my message, "Fools for Christ," I explored some aspects of finding identity with God through Christ. To help us grasp this, I’d like to explore a little more deeply than I could in a Sunday sermon what personal identity is and how it is formed. Why do we have a sense …
Continue reading "Finding Identity with God in a Secular Age"
Yesterday I began a series of three posts on Henri Nouwen's book In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. I continue that series here by delving into the second part of that book: "From Popularity to Ministry." Doing Ministry TogetherI have read this book several times, but I continue to be deeply impacted …
This past weekend I had the chance to speak at Elmbrook Church as part of their summer "Game Changer" series. Returning to Elmbrook is always a joy for me because my first full-time vocational ministry role was as Elmbrook's College Pastor with The Ave (2003-08). This series allows speakers to share Scriptural truths that were "game …
Continue reading "I am Loved Beyond Measure (message at Elmbrook Church)"
Whenever I study for a sermon series, I spend a lot of time far in advance of that sermon series doing research, reading books, thinking, reading articles, reflecting, reading more books, writing, and reading even more. I usually gather all of the resources I use together into a bibliography for each series. In the past …
Continue reading "Bibliography on Christian Identity for the “Who Am I?” series"
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 …
Matthew Erickson 