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As we prepare for Christmas, I'd love to hear your stories of the greatest Christmas gift you've ever received. Maybe you want to write it in just a couple of sentences or maybe you want to write it in a couple of paragraphs. Take a moment to share that story, including why it is so …
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This coming weekend begins the season of Advent. Advent is a preparatory season of four weeks leading up to Christmas. It is a chance for us to wait in anticipation for the coming of Christ, both as a baby at Christmas and as the victorious king at His second coming. The term 'advent' derives from …
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we launch the second part of our six-part journey with the Gospel of Luke entitled "Appearing." (You can access the first part,"Beginnings," here.) The first chapters of Jesus’ adult life lead us into the first glimmers of God’s good plans working out through Him. In this season of Advent …
Over the past couple of years, I have participated in the Gospel Life blog hosted by the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. Every year the BGCE pulls together a resource on sharing our faith to help individuals and churches prepare for Christmas during the season of Advent. I was privileged to write for …
Who are your heroes these days? Have you ever had a chance to meet one of your heroes face to face? As I continued our series "All I Want for Christmas" this weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at David, one of the great heroes of the Bible. Building upon his life story, we studied the pivotal Scripture passage …
Matthew Erickson 