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"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." (Ephesians 4:1) In Ephesians 4:1, Paul urges the Ephesians—and us, through them—to live a life worthy of the calling we have received. The unity of the church in divided times is, as always, first …
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These are my notes from a talk I delivered this past Monday night at our quarterly Leadership Community gathering at Eastbrook Church. We have spent a good deal of energy around the idea of growing in discipleship at Eastbrook, and I wanted to explore how that connects with one of our other vision objectives related …
Yesterday, I explored how Paul urges the believers in the area of Ephesus to focus on Jesus and to put on the character of Christ. But Paul doesn't stop there. Now he addresses our theology, urging the believers—and us—to keep first things first. "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called …
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"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." (Ephesians 4:1) In Ephesians 4:1, Paul urges the Ephesians—and us, through them—to live a life worthy of the calling we have received. The unity of the church in divided times is tied into putting …
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Last week, some of our staff at Eastbrook Church spent time reflecting on diversity, multi-ethnicity, and the international perspective within God's plans for His people within the Scripture. We read some portions of the Bible aloud, then reflected together on what we were seeing there. What follows are the unedited notes from that time together.Isaiah …
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Matthew Erickson 