As we continued our series, "Will You Be My Neighbor?", at Eastbrook this past weekend, JC Heiden led us into an exploration of what it means to take the great commandment literally. Jesus once had a conversation: 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must …
C. T. Studd, “Only One Life”
In my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, "The Hunger to Leave a Legacy," I reflected on the life of C. T. Studd, a famous 19th century Cambridge cricket player turned missionary. After becoming a follower of Jesus, Studd left England to serve as a missionary in China, under the oversight of Hudson Taylor. After …
Pastor, Know Your Context
When I was a graduate student, I took a missions class called "Contextualization" as an elective. The class was essentially intended to equip missionaries for understanding the cross-cultural context, or setting, in which they were going to do mission work so that they could share the message of Christ in culturally astute ways. We discussed …
Next Steps After MissionsFest 2018
In response to our MissionsFest focused on multiplication with messages from me and Dr. Paul 'Bobby' Gupta, I mentioned four words that I think are helpful for us in applying what we have learned this past week. Befriending: Become friends with those around us, inviting them into our lives and homes that they might come to know …
Multiply: The ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’ [MissionsFest 2018, week 2]
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our annual missions festival, Multiply: MissionsFest 2018, with my weekend message: "Multiply: The 'Factors' of the 'Product.'" Our theme comes from the words of the prophet Habakkuk: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk …
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Matthew Erickson 