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The Triune God, who is eternally in reciprocal, self-giving relationship, is a sending God. The Father sends the Son at the incarnation because "God so loved the world" (John 3:16). After the Son's ascension, the Father sends the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as Peter reminds us, quoting Joel the prophet: "In the last days, God …
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An article I recently wrote was published this week at Preaching Today entitled "Spiritual Formed Preachers: How to bring spiritual formation into your entire sermon process." This goal has been one of the driving forces in my preaching but sometimes has been an elusive aim. I tried to put some of my thoughts into this …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began our weeklong MissionsFest with special guest speaker, Dr. Jack Sara, focusing on Romans 10:13-17. Jack currently serves as the President of Bethlehem Bible College and has been a long-time friend and ministry partner. This was particularly poignant given all that is happening in the Holy Land at this …
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we begin our annual MissionsFest with guest speaker, Dr. Jack Sara, President of Bethlehem Bible College. Here is a prayer for this Sunday from The Book of Common Prayer: Keep, O Lord, your household the Church …
The following notes are from a message I gave to our Leadership Community at Eastbrook Church on August 12 as we launch into a more intentional focus on discipleship as a church in this current ministry year. Some of the thoughts are specific to our church, but I felt like a lot of the data …
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Matthew Erickson 