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While it was still dark, before sun’s rising,He drew away to a desolate placeto be with His Father in prayer. He gaveHimself again to God’s will, Son risingto His calling, goal, and identity. Before all the wild whispering and coldcalls for healing, He returned to the boldlove of God in divine serenity.Centered in the heart of …
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There are things in life that we all need a healthy fear of: open flames, dangerous or abusive people, life-threatening diseases, identify theft, riding with your son or daughter behind the wheel when they have just received their temps. Okay, maybe that last one is a bit funny. But we all honestly know there are …
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What did Nehemiah do in the face of all the opposition he faced? Well, he did many things but I'd like to highlight five ways Nehemiah faced into opposition that I outlined in my message on Sunday (find the whole message here: "Facing Opposition in a Good Work"). These are just notes right out of …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series from the book of Nehemiah entitled "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." I preached a message entitled "Facing Opposition in a Good Work," which was based in Nehemiah 2:10, 19-20; 4:1-23; and 6:1-14. You can find the message outline and video below. You can …
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Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This weekend we continues our series, "Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah." Here is a prayer for this Sunday from The Book of Common Prayer: Grant us, O Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and …
Matthew Erickson 