The world around us has all sorts of darkness these days. There is the darkness that gathers around us in visible ways: violence, famine, global conflict, racial tension, unemployment, etc. For some of us, that darkness feels close and for others it feels distant. However, I’d like to sharpen our understanding of darkness by remembering …
Real Identity: You are Salt and Light
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series "Becoming Real" on the Sermon on the Mount by looking at Matthew 5:13-16. You can view the message video and outline below. You can also view the entire "Becoming Real" series here, as well as the devotional that accompanies the series here. Join us for weekend …
William Holman Hunt, The Light of the World
Let Your Light Shine
I came across the quotation while studying for a message from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount on God's people living as light. As a pastor, I found these words convicting and encouraging. I hope you are blessed by them as well. The church leader should be equipped with all the virtues. He should be poor, so …
Living Like Light in the World
As I concluded our series, "Will You Be My Neighbor?", this past weekend at Eastbrook, I took a practical look at how John 8:12 and Matthew 5:14 fit together in our faith and practice. In these two verse, a theme of light from God shining through Jesus and His people come together, yet in different …
Matthew Erickson 