As we journey through a series on the kingdom of God at Eastbrook, I encountered these word by St. Augustine of Hippo from a sermon on the Lord's Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew. I appreciated the way that Augustine reflects on the kingdom of our lives in relation to God's kingdom. Your kingdom come. …
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 …
Murder, Adultery and Theft
I continued our series, "Chiseled," on the Ten Commandments this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the sixth, seventh and eighth commandments from Exodus 20:13-15. These are the most brief and bluntly worded commandments of the Decalogue. I brought together Jesus' parallels to these commandments in the Sermon on the Mount in order to talk about …
Set Apart
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series, "Chiseled," on the Ten Commandments by looking at the third and fourth commandments from Exodus 20:7-11. While we may not immediately see a connection between the command about not misusing God's name and the command about keeping the Sabbath, they have a lot in common. They are …
Matthew Erickson 