Jesus, my feet are dirty. Come even as a slave to me, pour water into your bowl, come and wash my feet. In asking such a thing I know I am overbold, but I dread what was threatened when you said to me, “If I do not wash your feet I have no fellowship with …
Thursdays with Murray [Humility, week 6]
Continuing with my posts from Andrew Murray's short book Humility, I turn to chapter six, "Humility in Daily Life." Time and again in this chapter Murray returns to the theme that any supposed humility we have before God will be proved true, or not, by the humility with which we relate to those around us. Here are …
Thursdays with Murray [Humility, week 5]
As I continue interacting with Andrew Murray's writings over the next number of weeks, I am currently spending time first with his short book Humility. In the fifth chapter of the book, Murray turns his attention from humility in the life and teaching of Jesus to the humility of Jesus' disciples. As one might expect, the …
Joy that Gives
As we continued our series "Unshackled: Joy Beyond Circumstances" this past weekend at Eastbrook Church I walked us through Philippians 1:27-2:11, where the Apostle Paul shifts his attention from his present circumstances to the situation of the Philippians. You can view the video and sermon outline of this message, “The Joy of Faith,” below. You can also follow …
Servant
We began a new series entitled "Chosen Words" this weekend at Eastbrook Church. This series tracks through John, chapters 13-17, and includes a 40-day devotional journey that you do not want to miss. This week, I started us off with a look at Jesus' powerful display of and teaching on service from John 13:1-17. As you can …
Matthew Erickson 