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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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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we took a pause from our current series, "The Messiah's Mission," in order to talk about what it means to live as a unified church in divided days. The grounding text for this message was Ephesians 4:1-6. You can find the message video and outline below. You can also view …
Whenever I think about the unity that we are called to as brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ under the Fatherhood of God, I often wonder how we actually can move into that reality? If you’re like me, you can look back at the history of the church and see divisions: between Eastern and Western …
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” (John 17:20-21) Many of us tend to be reactive in prayer. We pray for provision when …
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Matthew Erickson 