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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a ten-week series walking through the New Testament book of Ephesians, entitled "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity." Written by the Apostle Paul as a circular letter for young churches in Asia Minor, Ephesians covers the basics of our faith: God’s plans in Jesus for humanity, …
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Will Branch preached this past weekend at Eastbrook Church as we continued our series "Great Prayers of the Bible." Will took on one of my favorite stories in the gospels related to prayer from Mark 9:22-25. Will began his message with Paul's profound words in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 about his experience with a thorn in the flesh: …
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“In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.” (Philippians 1:4) It is fitting that this last day of the 30 Days of Prayer devotional ends with Philippians. This letter of Paul is jam-packed with lived theology as the Apostle writes an epistle of joy from prison to believers suffering greatly. …
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“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” (Ephesians 3:20) Have you ever been so overwhelmed by a sunset that you felt you had to tell someone? Have you ever been so excited that you simply were …
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“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” (Ephesians 1:15-16) There are two exemplary prayers of Paul in the letter known as Ephesians. The first prayer arises in 1:15-23 …
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Matthew Erickson 