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The Radical Simplicity and Generosity of Jesus and His People
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9) One of the most notable things about Jesus was His radical relationship with wealth and possessions. Jesus lived simply and had …
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Discovering Treasure?: Finding Out What Has Your Heart
When Kelly and I were newly married and beginning our life with children we were so financially stretched we didn’t know how we were going to make it every month. We reached out to a pastor friend of ours for help with our finances. He began to help us develop a budget, which we really …
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Real Treasure: the heart and the life
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series "Becoming Real" on the Sermon on the Mount by looking at Matthew 6:19-24. This brief passage explores what it means to have our interior and exterior lives unified in terms of what we most value and how that plays out in our material wealth and treasure. …
The 30-Day Minimalism Challenge
This past weekend as I preached a message at Eastbrook Church on "Sacrificial Generosity," I spent quite a bit of time talking about simplicity. I believe that simplicity is the twin brother of generosity. Paul the Apostle writes: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can …
Matthew Erickson 