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Last week's issue of The Economist included a provocative article about the increase of single adults internationally entitled "Singletons: the attraction of solitude." The evangelical church has not historically done a great job of reaching out to single adults. In one of my former church settings, a significant leader who was a single adult challenged me and …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend from Psalm 1 entitled "Made to Grow." Discussion Questions: We are beginning a new series on spiritual growth this week. When is a time that you have experienced the greatest growth in your life, whether spiritually, relationally, or in other terms? …
This past weekend in my message, "Made to Grow," I talked from Psalm 1 about the need for us to take in the essential food of God's instruction. Within that psalm, we read this: ...but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. (Psalm 1:3, NIV) We should …
I kicked-off our series, "Let's Grow," this past weekend at Eastbrook with a message entitled "Made to Grow" from Psalm 1. The message was built around the idea that we were made to grow, and that growing with God requires taking steps forward with God. You can listen to my message online at the Eastbrook web-site …
Father, I praise and worship You. Your love is hard to comprehend: so vast, un-measurable, and free. Your power is beyond me: creating things from nothing, sustaining the world daily, and eternal. Jesus, Your sacrifice was so selfless and painful, yet brought healing and reconnection with God. Thank You for coming as a man and …
Matthew Erickson 