This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series entitled "What Is God Like?" with a message entitled "The God Who Is Just and Saves." I built the sermon around the sense of longing that we all have within us for justice and mercy, and moved from there to look at the justice and mercy …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 47)
Every week in 2011, I am putting up this post in order to hear from you about how God is speaking to you as you read the Bible. Some others have joined me to read through the Bible in a year together in 2011 but you can respond to this whether you are doing that …
The God Who Comforts (Study Questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "The God Who Comforts." Discussion Questions Read Isaiah 40 out loud to begin your study. Our topic for this week is: “The God Who Comforts.” In Isaiah chapter 40, the prophet Isaiah speaks about the restoration that will …
The God Who Comforts
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series entitled "What Is God Like?" In this series, we are looking at aspects of God's character and nature through the eyes of the prophet Isaiah. My message this weekend looked at Isaiah 40 and was entitled, "The God Who Comforts." You can listen to my message …
Five Myths about Young Adult Church Dropout [via the Barna Group]
The Barna Group recently posted some research related to our ongoing questions about what is happening with younger generations at the church. One of our priorities at Eastbrook Church is to empower the next generation to follow Christ over the long-haul. I thought Barna's research was thought-provoking, particularly as they address common (mis)understandings by folks …
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