[This is the devotional I wrote for the fourth week of Eastbrook Church's Advent 2018 devotional. Join in with the daily journey through Advent here.] “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will …
I am Loved Beyond Measure (message at Elmbrook Church)
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 …
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I Am Loved Beyond Measure
"What's love got to do with it?" "All you need is love!" "I wanna know what love is." "I will always love you." Any number of songs within our culture talk about the power of love in our lives. When we are loved we find a deeper meaning in our lives. Often, being loved and …
Wide: Changed with People (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Wide: Changed with People," which is the third part of our series "Jesus Changes Everything" at Eastbrook Church. Answer one of the following questions: Who do you find it most difficult to love? Why? When have you felt most loved in your life? Why was that? This week …
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Wide: Changed with People
I continued our series "Jesus Changes Everything" this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at what it means to have wide love like God. I cannot think of a better way to get at what God's wide love looks like than to look at Jesus, who is "the image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15). You can watch the message …
Matthew Erickson 