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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin our journey of Advent as well as a new preaching series entitled "Canticles of Christmas." This series explores the prayers found in the Gospel of Luke, chapters 1-2, as doorways into the celebration of Advent and key theological revelations of God’s plan in Christ. Here are the …
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“I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.” (Psalm 69:30) Thanksgiving is a day for family to gather and give thanks for what God has done (and is doing). Join us this year for a time of worship, story-telling, and giving thanks with your Eastbrook family. This year, we will be both …
We all have reasons to be thankful. Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to remember and rehearse together the reasons we have to give thanks to God. The Psalms reverberate with this charge: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1) The Apostle Paul encourages believers in local churches …
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When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." Bibliography for “Hope Rising” John Calvin. The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Romans and to the Thessalonians. Trans. Ross Mackenzie. Ed. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series on 1 Thessalonians entitled "Hope Rising: 1 Thessalonians for Today." This fifth and final week of the series I preached from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 on joining the melody of God's hope in Jesus Christ with the variations of living response. You can find the message outline …
Matthew Erickson 