This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series on the Holy Spirit with a message from Galatians 5:13-26 on "The Character of the Holy Spirit." While this is the passage that addresses the fruit of the Holy Spirit, I organized the message around three images Paul provides for life in the Holy Spirit. You can …
Eastbrook Leadership Forum – May 20, 2013
Last night we had our quarterly Leadership Forum at Eastbrook Church. The Leadership Forum gives us the chance to share new ideas, learn together, and pray for the ministries of Eastbrook Church. Last night, we talked about some new ideas related to the upcoming ministry year, beginning August 1, 2013. I'm including the brief slide …
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Who is the Holy Spirit? (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend beginning our "Holy Spirit" series entitled "Who Is the Holy Spirit?" Discussion Questions: This week, we are beginning a new series on the Holy Spirit. What are some questions that you have about the Holy Spirit? Whether on your own or …
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Who Is the Holy Spirit?
I began a new series this weekend at Eastbrook Church on the Holy Spirit with a general overview of who the Holy Spirit is from Jesus' teaching to His disciples in John 14-16. You can listen to my message at the Eastbrook web-site here. You can also follow the RSS feed for Eastbrook sermons or …
Relevant Article: “Why I’m Not Giving Up on Church”
Relevant Magazine published an online article that I wrote today entitled "Why I'm Not Giving Up on Church." It's a bit of my own reflections on why the church is still relevant and important for us today. You can read the entire article at their web-site, but here are the first few paragraphs: In 2011 …
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