Not too long ago, I made a new ministry connection with John Chandler, a spiritual director based in Arizona. A few weeks back, John asked if I would be a guest on his podcast, the Consortio Dei Podcast, and that episode just released yesterday. It was such a joy to participate in the podcast conversation …
Living Hope
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This fifth and final week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 on joining the melody of God's hope in Jesus Christ with the variations of living response. You can find the message outline …
What Does It Look Like to Rest in God?: insights about the easy yoke from Dallas Willard
One of the most striking aspects of the writing and teaching of Dallas Willard is his ability to open up with fresh perspective what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. One of Willard's most powerful contributions to disciple is found in his explanation of Jesus' well-known invitation: Come to me, all you who …
Living Now in the Freedom and Victory of Christ
The Apostle John tells us that at His first appearing, Christ won a tremendous victory for God. This present victory has so many different aspects, but the two most important are these: "You know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins" (1 John 3:5) "The reason the Son of God appeared …
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The Holy Spirit in Us: Living in the Kingdom of God Now
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "The Kingdom of God." This first two weeks of the series I explored the theme of the kingdom of God through the Old Testament and New Testament. This week , I walked through three main aspects of living in the kingdom of God: personally living …
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Matthew Erickson 