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This powerful rendering of Psalm 121, "My Help (Cometh from the Lord)," was written by Jackie Gouche Farris and is performed here by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. I was not as familiar with this song until I began preparing for my message on Psalm 121 entitled "Help" as part of our series "Ascend: the Psalms …
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Throughout our Crossroads series here at Eastbrook Church we have investigated what it means that Jesus has come to a crossroads moment in His ministry and human history within Jerusalem immediately before His crucifixion. We have explored Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath, the Sent Son, the New Temple, Lord of the Cast Off, and …
This past weekend in my message at Eastbrook, I asked a question from John 6:1-15: "what is in your hand?" I started my message with the story of Dr. Abraham Verghese, a medical professional and professor at Stanford University. Verghese was recently featured in a TED talk entitled "A Doctor's Touch" that is profound. You …
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Since most people I know do not live a rural, agrarian societies, I thought I'd share this video clip about chaff that helped me have a visual picture for my message, this past weekend, "Chaff," from Psalm 1:4-6: Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will …
Matthew Erickson 