Two weekends ago, I began a new series entitled "God in Blank Spaces." The idea of this series is to connect our thinking about who God is as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with what God does in our world. One question I pondered quite a bit is this: if God is who we say …
Jesus on the Move (Gospel of Luke, part 3)
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began the third part of our six-part journey with the Gospel of Luke entitled "Jesus on the Move." Once Jesus’ ministry begins, the Gospel of Luke thrusts us into the deep end of Jesus mission. We see Jesus teaching, healing, working miracles, rebuking religious authorities, and so much more. Each story …
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Christ in Us
This past weekend, Ken Katayama concluded "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with a focused and challenging message, "Christ in Us." Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Ken was preaching: We must feel with Christ's heart...we must see with Christ's eyes...we must go with Christ's power. Spiritual needs are everywhere, but access to the Gospel is not. God …
Embodied Presence
This past weekend, Pastor Paul Bland, launched us into "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with an amazing message on what it means to be an embodied presence as a reflection of Jesus' incarnation. Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Paul was preaching: God came as an embodied presence: fully God and fully man. What …
Dwell: MissionsFest 2016
This weekend was the beginning of Dwell: MissionsFest 2016 at Eastbrook Church. When the Apostle John described the Messiah coming into the world he used richly descriptive words: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full …
Matthew Erickson 