For several years I have served as a seminar speaker for the No Regrets Men's Conference. This year's conference was primarily online, but I still had the privilege of speaking within the discipleship track on "Growing in Christ During Trying Times." I spoke from Hebrews 12:1-13, giving attention to six aspects of growing with Christ …
Finding Encouragement within Suffering: a reflection on Hebrews 12
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? (Hebrews 12:7) Be encouraged: God disciplines His children because He loves them. Do not lose heart amidst your suffering. Instead, endure it sustained by the truth that God is lovingly at work even here. We …
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Praying for Deliverance [30 Days of Prayer]
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13) Within many cultures, and particularly here in North America, we seem obsessed with discovering who we are. Many times, it is suggested that in order to find ourselves we must leave behind all limits and throw aside all rules. The …
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Trouble
What do betrayal, failure, and peace have to do with one another? In one way or another, they all relate to trouble. We continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church looking at the trouble of Jesus, His disciples, and in our lives. I took us into John 13:18-14:4, exploring Jesus' encounter with Judas' betrayal and …
Sustaining the Good Life
Sometimes the news we read in the world and the challenges we face make us wonder what the goodness of God really looks like now. One way to pose the question is: what does the good life look like in dark times? This is what I talked about in my message this past weekend, "Sustaining the Good …
Matthew Erickson 