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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "Three Things That Show If We Know God" Discussion Questions Who is someone you have encountered who really seemed to know God? What was it about them that would make you describe them in that way? Today, we …
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This weekend at Eastbrook Church, I brought a message entitled, "Three Things That Show If We Know God." This was a continuation of our series, "Love Letters," where we are walking through the letters of 1, 2, and 3 John. My message this weekend was drawn from 1 John 2:3-11. You can listen to my …
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. (Psalm 118:1) If it is true that Your love endures forever, then give me the ability to see Your love that does not cease in times of difficulty any more than it crests in times of joy. Thank You for Your love …
Awhile back, Scot McKnight referenced an article on his "Jesus Creed" blog that raised the issue of ministry faithfulness versus ministry success. I passed the article around to a few friends to get their perspective and wanted to share a few thoughts here. There is no doubt that we need to be careful with our …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "This is the Message." Discussion Questions Talk about a historical event that has happened in your lifetime: where were you when you heard about it?; what did people do around you?; what sort of message did it send …
Matthew Erickson 