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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (Matthew 4:1) What if God is leading us into the wilderness? As I've written before, the wilderness is that place of judgment, purification, and renewal with God. What purpose does God have for such a work in our lives? …
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As we continued our series "Power in Preparation" this past weekend at Eastbrook Church my good friend, Will Branch, explored Jesus' temptation in the wilderness in Matthew 4:1-11. I appreciated the insights that Will shared in this message, and I hope you are encouraged by it as well. You can view the message video and …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity." I explored Ephesians 6:10-24 through the message: "A Crash Course in Spiritual Conflict." This is the well-known "armor of God" passage, with a lot of attention to the principalities and powers that we as Christians face in our earthly …
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Can you imagine 40 days of fasting and prayer in the wilderness? That was Jesus' journey as recorded in the Gospels. As it says in Mark 1:12-13: "At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, …
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Matthew Erickson 