It was a real pleasure for me to speak this past weekend in the worship services at Elmbrook Church as part of their series "Greatest Hits." Not only is my good friend, Jason Webb, the Senior Pastor there, but my first ministry position in Wisconsin was as the Pastor of Collegiate Ministries at Elmbrook (2003-2008). That …
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 …
Thankful
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church, we will start a new series entitled, "Thankful." As we prepare for Thanksgiving, it is good for us to remember and reflect on how much God has done in our lives. He is the God who saves us, transforms us, provides for us, and renews us. Because of this, we …
A Practical Guide to Ministry Follow-Up
Ministry is about God. It is His work and His kingdom we are all about. But at the same time, ministry is all about people. We work with God but we do it as we work with and alongside of people. This morning at our staff meeting at Eastbrook Church, I led us through a …
Humble Service
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I concluded our "Conversations" series with a message entitled "Humble Service." I was looking at Jesus' interactions with His disciples in the Upper Room from John 13:1-17, where He washes His disciples' feet. You can listen to my message online at the Eastbrook web-site here. You can also subscribe …
Matthew Erickson 