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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we begin a 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.” As we began that series, my message this weekend explored the first …
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"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 11, I explored Paul's discussion of worship around two topics: head coverings and the Lord's Supper. Intertwined with those topics, I explored what it means to read the Bible well …
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There are many different means for evaluating our spiritual growth. Recently I have been looking over a lot of different approaches to spiritual growth and discipleship both for our current series, "The Tree and the Vine," as well as for some work we are doing as a staff on discipleship. Donald Whitney, author and Associate …
Continue reading "Ten Questions to Assess Your Spiritual Growth"
Matthew Erickson 