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This past weekend at at Eastbrook Church we began a new, five-week series, "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality." This first weekend in the series is an introduction to the themes of embodied sexuality, with attention to some ground rules for approaching this discussion and the framework for the series. You can watch …
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This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Love-Sex-Body: Toward a Biblical Theology of Embodied Sexuality." All around us, in our daily interactions with others and in the cultural conversation, we encounter ever-changing and vigorous debates about the nature of the human body, gender identity, and sexuality. In this series …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany the message that Kelly and I delivered this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, "Sexuality and Marriage." This was the fourth and final part of our series, "Holy Sexuality." Discussion Questions: What was your view of marriage growing up? This week we conclude our series, “Holy Sexuality,” with a focus on sexuality …
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My wife, Kelly, and I concluded the "Holy Sexuality" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by talking about sexuality and marriage. I was so glad to have Kelly join me for preparation and delivery of the message. She is such a gifted pastor and woman of God, and working together on this made the message so …
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued series "Holy Sexuality" with special guest Christopher Yuan with his parents, Angela and Leon Yuan, sharing their family testimony entitled "Out of a Far Country." This was a powerful reflection on the redeeming power of God in our lives through the Yuan's story. If you missed it, I highly recommend …
Matthew Erickson 