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"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and …
Continue reading "The Intermingling of Witness and Suffering"
"Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, 'children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.' Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. (Philippians 2:14-16a) Lord, take my life and shape me around …
This past weekend I continued our series on the Sermon on the Mount by exploring our "Real Identity" as the salt of the earth and the light of the world from Matthew 5:13-16. In verse 13, Jesus says, "But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no …
Continue reading "7 Ways to Lose Our Saltiness as Disciples"
Over the past couple of years, I have participated in the Gospel Life blog hosted by the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. In my post there today I write about the need for us as Christians to become witnesses to hope. This post came out of a lot of my own conversations and …
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series,"Chosen Words," by exploring Jesus's words to His disciples about the Holy Spirit from John, chapters 14-16. The message explored 5 images of the Holy Spirit as described by Jesus. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen to the message …
Matthew Erickson 