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 …
Men of Faith and Exile
This past weekend we began a new series at Eastbrook Church entitled "Family Tree." This is the first week in the first part of our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew. During Advent, we will focus on the genealogy of Jesus found in Matthew, chapters 1 and 2. This message looks at Jesus' connection …
The Significance of Incidental Healing
Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:48) The woman with the issue of blood is an incidental healing; a healing on the way from one miracle to another. In the flow of Jesus' life and ministry, however, she is significant. While it appears as if Jesus' …
Family Tree – a new series at Eastbrook
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a five-week preaching series entitled "Family Tree." This is the first part of a longer series on the Gospel of Matthew. As we begin this walk through the Gospel of Matthew, we look at the first two chapters of the gospel to understand who Jesus is and …
Arriving One: the final destination of the church
This past weekend we concluded our series, "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church," at Eastbrook Church. To bring this great exploration of unity to a close, I traced the movement from the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-9 to the heavenly vision in Revelation 7:9-10. In one sense this is …
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Matthew Erickson 