pastor || writer || speaker
I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God. (Romans 1:16) When we consider the power of God, we may think of a variety of things. We may think of the ferocious winds during this past week that tangled trees in utility wires, peeled weak walls off buildings and fueled …
Continue reading "What Most Clearly Reveals the Power of God?"
For her fifty-fourth birthday, Shirley Dygert of Teague, Texas, decided she could use a little more excitement in her life. So this grandmother of three decided to sign up to sky-dive, leaping out of a plane from roughly thirteen-thousand feet. When the big day arrived, Shirley suited up for her jump and was strapped on …
Continue reading "A Hero Who Rescues from Inevitable Impact"
Here are discussion questions that accompany my message “Lost and Found” from our series “Light for the City” at Eastbrook this past weekend on Romans 1:16-17. Discussion Questions: 1. Paul begins this letter to the Romans by recounting his ministry and how God has been at work in his life. How have you encountered God? …
Continue reading "Rome: Lost and Found (discussion questions)"
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series “Light for the City” by looking at the importance of the Gospel as viewed through the main themes of Romans 1-8. I planted the message in Romans 1:16-17, which many commentators say is the thesis, or main point, of the entire letter to the Romans: …
Matthew Erickson 