Worry and Faith

This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "The Kingdom Life" by exploring the topic of worry and faith. My message centered on Jesus' words in Luke 12:22-34, giving some attention to John 20:19 and Philippians 4:6-7 as well.  Here's my contention: if Jesus opens the doorway to God's presence through the Cross and the Resurrection, then it is …

The Cost of Discipleship (discussion questions)

Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Cost of Discipleship," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series "The Kingdom Life." The two texts for this week are Luke 13:22-30 and Luke 14:25-35. Discussion Questions: When have you done something that really cost you something or had to sacrifice …

The Cost of Discipleship

I continued our series, "The Kingdom Life," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at two challenging teachings of Jesus on the cost of discipleship. As with the rest of this series, we are exploring key teachings of Jesus in light of the resurrection.  This third message in the series, "The Cost of Discipleship," faces both the cost of not …

From Confusion to Understanding (discussion questions)

Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "From Confusion to Understanding," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our series "The Kingdom Life." The text for this week is from Luke 24:13-35. Discussion Questions: When did you have a spiritual breakthrough in your life of understanding who Jesus …