Yesterday at Eastbrook, I preached a Christmas message entitled "A New Day" as part of our Christmas Eve services. You can find view message here and read the preaching manuscript below. Merry Christmas! https://vimeo.com/897606389 I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Probably not. The town of roughly 4,200 people is off the …
What Kind of Ruler Do We Really Want?
"And he will be called...Mighty God." (Isaiah 9:6b) Many of us have heard the old proverb about power and might coined by Lord Acton in the 19th century: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”[1] We know that power and might can be dangerous. In some ways, we all want to be mighty …
Mighty God
This past weekend I enjoyed the opportunity of preaching at Elmbrook Church as part of their series on the names of God from Isaiah 9:6-7. This was the second week of that series, focused on the second title listed for the Messiah: "Mighty God." I built much of the message around Philippians 2:5-11, which served …
Jesus’ wholistic mission and the Church (John Oswalt on Isaiah 9)
In his comments on Isaiah 9:2-4, Dr. John Oswalt makes this astute reflection on the wholistic mission of Christ that the church must keep ahold of in talking about salvation in Christ. They [God's people] rejoice because the Lord has freed them. It is not necessary to look for some specific liberation which Isaiah has …
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Prince of Peace [Name Above All Names]
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series exploring the titles of Christ, "Name Above All Names," with a look at Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, …
Matthew Erickson 