Jim Putman of Real Life Church Ministries in Idaho kicked off the first main session of the Exponential 2013 conference this afternoon. I will be blogging throughout the conference. Here are my notes from Jim's message: God uses broken people so that He can get the glory for it. Matthew 16:18 - "who do you …
You Belong in the Family
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new four-week series entitled "Family Portrait." My message this weekend focused on understanding God's people as a family adopted as children of God through Jesus Christ. I built the message chiefly around Matthew 12:46-50, Galatians 3:26-29 and Revelation 7:9-10. You can listen to my message at the …
Created by Love
The Bible tells us that God created the world. If you believe the Bible contains the truth of God, such a statement is enough for you. However, if you do not believe the Bible contains the truth of God, then you may be more skeptical about such a statement.Consider with me a few things about …
Where is the Source of Love?
During my college years, I took a trip to the mountains of Honduras to help install a gravity-fed water system in three villages. Working alongside the local people, we dug channels, laying PVC piping in long circuits from the tops of the mountains down to each village. Why did we do this? The water they were …
Beginning to Live with Love
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we concluded our series "Beginning to Live." My message this week was called "Beginning to Live with Love" and focused on how the resurrection of Jesus reveals the love of God while also bringing power into our lives to love others. I spoke from 1 Corinthians 13, which is a very familiar …
Matthew Erickson 