This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new preaching series entitled "Essential Church." This series is the first of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall, including “Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Work” and “Jesus, King of the Nations.” This week in the series I looked at the final verses of …
Bibliography for “The Pursuit of God: The Life of David”
When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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“Worshiping God in the Wilderness” – a message from 1 Samuel 21-23 and Psalm 63
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message, I gave a high-level overview of David's flight from King Saul in 1 Samuel 21-23, and then used Psalm 63 as an example of worshiping God in the wilderness or in unstable …
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“Faith to Face the Giant” – a message on David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." This weekend I engaged with one of the most well-known stories from David's life, where he faces off against Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. You can find the message outline and video below. You can …
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“The Pursuit of God” – a message on David’s anointing in 1 Samuel 16
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." This weekend I began the series with a message entitled "The Pursuit of God, " which was my attempt to set up the series and also preach from 1 Samuel 16 about David's anointing. You …
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Matthew Erickson 