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Posted on March 1, 2020February 29, 2020

A Prayer on Living for God, inspired by Micah 6:8

Creator God, You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. We admit that we often live restless lives, turning to all sorts of other 'gods' that promise life that is not life We confess that in many ways we have spurned Your way, Your truth, and Your …

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Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Exile Faith at Prayer [Daniel 9]

We continued our series on the book of Daniel this past weekend at Eastbrook Church by turning to Daniel's famous prayer in chapter 9. Daniel's prayer takes place in the first year of Cyrus' reign, around 539 BC, and references Jeremiah 25:10-11 in recognizing that the time of the exile is reaching its conclusion. Daniel has been in …

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Posted on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

A Plea for Prayer

Today we have more than enough activity but less than enough praying in the church today. Today we have more than enough hearts distracted by many things and less than enough hearts that live with the solitary focus of approaching God in prayer. I do not say this to make us feel guilty, but to …

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Posted on July 25, 2018July 24, 2018

Praying Deeper with 24-7 Prayer

Last week at Eastbrook Church, we hosted a 24-7 Prayer Room on our campus. This is not an original idea to us, but something many of us have experienced in other settings, such as the 24-7 Prayer Movement or the International House of Prayer.  When I was the Pastor of Collegiate Ministries with Elmbrook Church, …

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Posted on June 20, 2018June 8, 2018

Praying for Forgiveness [30 Days of Prayer]

“And forgive us our debts” (Matthew 6:12a) The fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer centers upon our relationship with God and with others. Specifically, it is a request for forgiveness. This request forces us to recognize that often we are not the sort of people we would like to be, others would like us to …

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