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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this second message from 1 Corinthians 12 (view the first message here), I explored the second part of Paul's discussion of spiritual gifts that leads into his discussion of the church as the body of …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 12, I explored the first part of Paul's discussion of spiritual gifts. There is a lot about this topic to explore but with this message I am attempting to set …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the world. Each weekend of this …
In our current series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", we are exploring biblical answers to questions about our identity as human beings. This past weekend I concluded the series by looking at how the Holy Spirit anchors our identity in God, connects us to a broader family, and sends us out with a new sense …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "The Gifts of the Holy Spirit" from our "Holy Spirit" series. Discussion Questions: When was a time when you sensed that God particularly strengthened or gifted you to serve someone else or the church in general? This week, we continue exploring …
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Matthew Erickson 