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"Then he told them many things in parables, saying: 'A farmer went out to sow his seed.'" (Matthew 13:3) Jesus' parable of the sower and the soils begins with the farmer sowing his seed into the soils around. There is a wondrous extravagance, even an open-handed wildness, to the way the farmer sows the seed. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at the parable of the sower and the soils in Matthew 13:3-9 and Jesus' explanation of it in Matthew 13:18-23. This was also our annual Eastbrook Outdoors service. You can find the message video and outline below. …
On Sunday, August 15, we will meet at 11 AM for an outdoor worship service on the front lawn on the Eastbrook campus. Please note that this weekend we will only have one combined worship service at 11 AM and there will be no 8:00 or 9:30 AM services. Make sure you stay around afterwards …
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all who practice it. His praise endures forever!" (Psalm 11:10) "Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments." (Psalm 112:1) Fear of the Lord centers our lives. When we are centered in …
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Matthew Erickson 