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Last week, some of our staff at Eastbrook Church spent time reflecting on diversity, multi-ethnicity, and the international perspective within God's plans for His people within the Scripture. We read some portions of the Bible aloud, then reflected together on what we were seeing there. What follows are the unedited notes from that time together.Isaiah …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "When You Face a Mountain" from our series, "Expecting a Miracle." Discussion Questions: 1. This season of Advent prepares us for Christmas with anticipation for the appearing of Christ, both as Messiah two-thousand years ago and the returning king in the future. What are you …
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As we continued our series, "Expecting a Miracle," this weekend at Eastbrook Church, I preached a message entitled "When You Face a Mountain." The message drew on various texts from Exodus 1-6, built around the metaphor of journeying up the mountains of opposition. My central theme was that with God our mountains of opposition open into …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "Is There a God Who Hears Us?" from our series, "Expecting a Miracle." Discussion Questions: In a few sentences, how would you express to a friend or family member who doesn’t go to church exactly who God is? During the month of December …
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This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a new series entitled "Expecting a Miracle." My message from this weekend centered on the question: "is there a God who hears us?" The message drew on various texts from Exodus 2-6, exploring what it means that there is a God who not only exists but who also hears …
Matthew Erickson 