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We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5) The sufferings we endure are not meaningless …
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"What's love got to do with it?" "All you need is love!" "I wanna know what love is." "I will always love you." Any number of songs within our culture talk about the power of love in our lives. When we are loved we find a deeper meaning in our lives. Often, being loved and …
With our current series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", we are exploring biblical answers to questions about our identity as human beings. This weekend I addressed the ways in which we feel stuck in life, and how a deeper level of being stuck - or existential dissonance - is the underlying cause of that. I talked …
This past weekend, Ken Katayama concluded "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with a focused and challenging message, "Christ in Us." Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Ken was preaching: We must feel with Christ's heart...we must see with Christ's eyes...we must go with Christ's power. Spiritual needs are everywhere, but access to the Gospel is not. God …
Matthew Erickson 