This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," based in Matthew 8-12. It was a blessing to have Lisa Sinclair open Scripture with us from Matthew 8:1-17, exploring the healing power of Jesus in three specific healing stories: the healing of the leper, the healing of the centurion's servant, …
Prayer as Mission: The Early Church in Acts
I continued our series on prayer, "Great Prayers of the Bible", at Eastbrook Church this past weekend by looking at four themes on prayer from the early church in the book of Acts. I try not have a romanticized view of the early church that leads into an impulse to "recover the true church." However, I …
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The Mystery of Prayer to a Sovereign God, part 2 [30 Days of Prayer]
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10) If the first part of …
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A brief reading list on mission
Many times I'll offer some readings lists to correspond with our teaching series at Eastbrook. Alongside of our series "God in Blank Spaces," I wanted to share some resources I believe are worth looking at in brief or reading entirely. Some of these are general, while a few others are specific to our Missions Festival …
7 on Mission (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "7 on Mission," which is the second part of our series, "Becoming 7," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. Discussion Questions: When have you felt most energized in your life with God? What was going on and what led you to that place? This week we continue our …
Matthew Erickson 