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Here are some discussion questions that accompany my message "Athens: Finding God" from our series "Light for the City" at Eastbrook this past weekend on Acts 17:16-34. Discussion Questions: 1. When the gospel spread from Jews in Jerusalem to Gentiles around the Mediterranean, it challenged the outward appearance and form of their religion. Acts 15:1-35 …
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We continued our series “Light for the City” this weekend at Eastbrook Church by exploring one of the most unique passages in all of Acts, Paul's visit to the city of Athens. This episode is found in Acts 17:16-34. I began the message with the premise that all human beings and, thus, all human cultures …
This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church, I am preaching from Acts 17:16-34 about Paul's ministry in Athens. I find this episode to be one of the most interesting stories in Acts because it is so unlike other examples from Paul's ministry journeys. Here are three observations I have been spending time thinking on: Paul doesn't …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "Light for the City" with a look at the church in the city of Thessalonica. I focused the sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, especially on verse 8 where Paul says: "The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God …
Matthew Erickson 