[This is the devotional I wrote for the third week of Eastbrook Church's Advent 2018 devotional. Join in with the daily journey through Advent here.] “You are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth.” (Luke 1:13-14) “And with many other words John exhorted …
Prepare (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Prepare," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first part of our series, "Appearing." The text for this week is Luke 3. Discussion Questions: What are some of your traditions for preparing for Christmas? What special preparations are you making this year? This week …
Prepare
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I began the second part of our extended journey into the Gospel of Luke entitled "Appearing." This series looks at Jesus' public appearing in ministry in Luke 3 and 4. The first message of this series, "Prepare," looks at the preparatory preaching of John the Baptist, specifically his call to produce the fruit of repentance. …
Prophet (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Prophet," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Beginnings." The text for this week is Luke 1:57-80. Discussion Questions: When have you experienced God’s goodness after a long time of waiting? What happened? This week we continue our “Beginnings” series from …
Prophet
We returned to our "Beginnings" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church after a one-week pause with one of our good friends from the Middle East, Brother Victor. This series takes us through the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel and sets the stage for Jesus' public appearing and ministry. This message, "Prophet," looks at Luke 1:57-80 and …
Matthew Erickson 