As I've mentioned previously, I have the great privilege of being a regular blogger at The Gospel Life blog. The most recent series of blog posts there is entitled "Leading with the Gospel," and looks at what several writers view as essential aspects of leading a local church with an evangelistic edge. I wrote a post that …
Pray for the Persecuted Church
This week we focus on praying for the persecuted church. Perhaps you could take 3 minutes to watch this video from the World Evangelical Alliance highlighting the plight of religious persecution and the opportunity of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
God at Work Benediction
Throughout our "God at Work" series at Eastbrook, we concluded every service with the following prayer of benediction. I thought I'd share it as a prayer that we could all use in our daily life with work. O Lord, our God, Creator and Ruler of the universe, You have made us in Your image and …
Prayer as the Pathway to Unity (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Prayer as the Pathway to Unity" from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the fourth part of our series, "One Church." This week we looked at John 17:20-26. Discussion Questions: What do you think are the greatest hindrances to unity, no matter the setting? This weekend …
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Prayer as the Pathway to Unity
It is great to talk about unity but how do we really achieve it? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our "One Church" series by exploring that question through Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17. In my message this weekend, "Prayer as the Pathway to Unity," I specifically looked at John 17:20-26, where Jesus prays for the …
Matthew Erickson 