The next three weekends at Eastbrook Church we will launch into a new series that charts out our vision and direction for the coming year and beyond entitled "Becoming 7." This series is an overview of how we want to move from 'what' of our mission - "to proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in …
Jesus: God’s Secret Revealed
This past weekend at Eastbrook I continued our series, "Jesus at the Center," by looking at Colossians 1:24-2:5. A key concept in this passage is the 'mystery' of God found in Christ. It may not be what you expected. So, we have to ask ourselves: are we ready for this secret? You can watch the …
Perched on the Shoulders of Giants (EMQ)
In October, I had the privilege of writing an article for the Evangelical Missions Quarterly entitled "Perched on the Shoulders of Giants," reflecting on how legacy can be a positive aspect of future vision for churches on mission. As a follow-up to the article, they invited me to join in with their monthly podcast, which …
Empowered (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Empowered," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the third part of our series, "Activate," where we are looking at what it means to be individual Christians and a local church set into motion by God's power and presence for God's work in the world. Discussion Questions: …
Empowered
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "Activate" by looking at the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit in the activated church and Christian from Acts 2:1-13. I began by highlighting four aspects of the significance of Pentecost in Acts 2, and followed that by looking at four ways in which the Holy Spirit …
Matthew Erickson 