We must examine the picture of Jesus that we have in our minds. Many times, we have a sentimentalized picture of Jesus. It is a hallmark picture of Jesus that is not reflective of the Jesus of the Gospels. We idealize and romanticize the person and work of Jesus to the point where He is …
God of the Little Ones
This past weekend, we continued our series, "God in Blank Spaces," at Eastbrook Church by looking at Matthew 19:13-15 on Jesus and the little children. In a world where 353,00 babies are born every day and one new child is born every 8 seconds in our country, how is God at work? In Jesus' day and time, …
The Trinity: God the Son
Picking up from the previous weekend on "God the Father," I continued our vision series with an exploration of the second person of the Trinity, God the Son. How do you pack into one message the entirety of Scriptural teaching on God the Son, plus give attention to some of the most important debates …
Worry and Faith (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Worry and Faith," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series "The Kingdom Life." The text for this week is Luke 12:22-34. Discussion Questions: When have you experienced the greatest worry in your life? How did you deal with it? This weekend …
Worry and Faith
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "The Kingdom Life" by exploring the topic of worry and faith. My message centered on Jesus' words in Luke 12:22-34, giving some attention to John 20:19 and Philippians 4:6-7 as well. Here's my contention: if Jesus opens the doorway to God's presence through the Cross and the Resurrection, then it is …
Matthew Erickson 