This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series on prayer, "Great Prayers of the Bible", by looking at two significant themes on prayer from the book of Revelation. The entire message was built around the idea of praying with the end state of prayer in mind. Basically, if we want to "begin with …
Prayer as Mission: The Early Church in Acts
I continued our series on prayer, "Great Prayers of the Bible", at Eastbrook Church this past weekend by looking at four themes on prayer from the early church in the book of Acts. I try not have a romanticized view of the early church that leads into an impulse to "recover the true church." However, I …
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Prayer in Weakness: the father of an afflicted boy
Will Branch preached this past weekend at Eastbrook Church as we continued our series "Great Prayers of the Bible." Will took on one of my favorite stories in the gospels related to prayer from Mark 9:22-25. Will began his message with Paul's profound words in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 about his experience with a thorn in the flesh: …
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Prayer of Surrender: Mary
As we continued our "Great Prayers of the Bible" series this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I spoke from Mary's prayers of surrender to God in Luke 1. This weekend's message explores what it means to pray into a place of surrender with God and why surrendering to God in prayer is one of the best things we …
Prayer of Dedication: Nehemiah
I continued our series on prayer this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, "Great Prayers of the Bible", by looking at the prayers of Nehemiah that spur his role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem after exile. Turning to Nehemiah 1:1-11 and 2:1-8, we see a man troubled by the situation of God's people and also stewing his …
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