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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity," by looking at Ephesians 4:1-16 with the message: "A Crash Course in Church Growth." The message aims to recalibrate our understanding of what church growth is all about by focusing on the direction of growth outlined by the …
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In reading J. I. Packer’s A Quest for Godliness some time ago, I came across this moving quotation from Richard Baxter about the need for pastors to attend to their own lives in ministry. Baxter was an interesting figure, best known for his writing of that classic of pastoral practice, The Reformed Pastor. Just a quick …
This weekend, I began a new series, "King Coming," as we continue our journey through the Gospel of Mark at Eastbrook Church. My message was entitled, "Who Do You Say I Am?," and focused on Mark 8:27-30. The main thing I was getting at was how there are some questions that can define our lives. You …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend, "Provider," from Mark 6:30-43 and 8:1-13. Discussion Questions: When have you experienced God’s provision in your life? Identify a specific situation or event. This week, we are looking at Jesus the provider as seen in two parallel Bible passages, Mark 6:30-43and 8:1-11. …
This weekend, I concluded our series on the first half of the Gospel of Mark, "The Real Jesus," at Eastbrook Church. My message was entitled, "Provider," and brought together two miraculous feeding stories in Mark 6:30-44 and 8:1-13. While these stories do speak of God's miraculous provision for us as people, I wanted us to …
Matthew Erickson 