Elephant in the Living (Together) Room - part 2

Well, I knew this was going to be a interesting message because of the way that living together is viewed these days in culture.  Society is telling us that it’s ok to have sex and live together before getting married and it will be better for the relationship in the long run, but as we talked [...]

The elephant in the living room

Hi everyone, Jason Anderson posting this time because I’m up this weekend to speak on an issue that promises to be an interesting one. So far in this series we’ve been talking about “elephants” that I think most everyone would agree are issues in our lives that need to be dealt with or worked on. [...]

Insights from the Elephant in the Basement

Greetings – Greg Grimstad here again blogging to you – after a powerful message that touches on an issue of epidemic proportions – pornography. If the church remains silent on these issues, there are hundreds of other sources of opinions out there who are leading our society down a destructive path.
Pastor Bob Merritt commented that [...]

Elephant in the Basement

Hi – my name is Greg Grimstad and I’m the Grace Pastor here at Eagle Brook Church.  I want to give you a ‘heads up’ as we continue our Elephant in the Room series.  This weekend’s message is entitled – “There’s an Elephant in the Basement” and Pastor Bob Merritt will be speaking on some [...]

How do we live these out?

Hey Everybody, Jason Strand here again.
 
In my message this weekend, I shared six insights that teenagers want their parents to know:
1. Be my parent not a friend.
2. Encourage me.
3. Listen to me.
4. Choose your battles.
5. Help me grow spiritually.
6. Pray for me.
Those six things sound great in a sermon, but I’m aware that living them out with a teenager is a [...]

Elephant in the Teenager’s Room

Hey everybody, Jason Strand-Teaching Pastor here.
As a former youth pastor I have to say that teenagers are some of my favorite people in the world to hangout withI know that sounds weird to some of you, but I love teenagers. However, let’s face it, in some ways adolescence is a lot like the terrible two’s. [...]

Insights on the opposite sex

Too often, the topic of sex is neglected by the church, but as Bob pointed out this weekend God created us as sexual beings and gave the gift of sex to be thoroughly enjoyed between a man and a woman in the context of marriage.  However, the fact is that men and women are very [...]

Elephant in the bedroom

Hi everyone – I’m Matt Anderson, the Groups Pastor here at Eagle Brook.  I want to preface this by saying my wife Sally was more than a bit apprehensive when she heard I would be blogging on the elephant in the bedroom!  And for good reason – the truth is that sexual intimacy is the [...]