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My latest article at Preaching Today went live this week. In it I explore the ways in which preaching can benefit from following the Christian year. What follows is an excerpt, but you can read the entire article here. When I was a college student, I gave up wearing a watch. I would keep track …
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As we continued our series, "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church I explored Jesus' prayer in John 17 as a key to the unity of the church and an example for how prayer contributes to unity. I concluded the message with a time of …
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As we continued our series, "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church I turned a corner from our focus on God's part in bringing unity to our part in upholding unity. The first message in the series, "God is One," explored how unity comes through …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series entitled "One: The Being of God in the Life of the Church." The first message in the series, "God is One," explored how unity comes through the Triune God's indwelling presence. This second message looks at how Jesus is the One who both brings salvation …
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It was a real privilege to join Matt Woodley for an episode of Preaching Today's podcast, Monday Morning Preacher, entitled: "Preparing People for Christmas with Advent Preaching." Matt and I talked about the significance of Advent, why preaching the preparation of Advent is important, and also offered some examples of how I have done this …
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Matthew Erickson 