Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Called," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first 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 …
Called
"Why do you stand here looking into the sky?" (Acts 1:11). Never has such a unique question spurred such a powerful movement of God as what we see in the beginning of Acts. This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I began a four-part series on the life of God's people entitled "Activate." This first week we talked about …
Living for God’s Call by Pastor Oscar Muriu
Please take the time to view or listen to this great message by Pastor Oscar Muriu of Nairobi Chapel, who visited us this weekend at Eastbrook Church. What was your takeaway from the message? You can listen to the message via our audio podcast here. Also, take a moment to connect with us further at Eastbrook Church on …
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Faithful in Philadelphia
I continued our series, "Revealed," this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the letter to the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13). I built this message, "Faithful in Philadelphia," around the metaphor of open doors that God put before the church in Philadelphia that also apply to us today. You can listen to my message at the …
The Mission of the Holy Spirit
I concluded our series on the Holy Spirit this weekend at Eastbrook Church with a message from on "The Mission of the Holy Spirit." While there are so many things that we could highlight related to the Holy Spirit, I wanted to pull us back into the central mission and aim of the Holy Spirit in our world. …
Matthew Erickson 