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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter" by preaching a message entitled "Beware of Leaving the Way" from verses 10b-22 of 2 Peter 2. This message continues the tough yet pastoral guidance of the author throughout chapter 2. You can find the message outline and video below. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter." I preached a message entitled "Beware False Guides" from verses 1-10a of the second chapter of the letter. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend …
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This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles’ Creed." This series walks through the Apostles Creed as a basic summary of our faith but also as a way to live our faith out with God in the world. Each weekend …
A. W. Tozer's book, Knowledge of the Holy, is a favorite of mine. One of my college roommates was highly influenced by another of his books, The Pursuit of God. The rest of Tozer's work is, in my opinion, a bit hit and miss, but I came across this treasure from him on the neglect of the …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began a ten-week series walking through the New Testament book of Ephesians, entitled "Ephesians: A Crash Course in Basic Christianity." Written by the Apostle Paul as a circular letter for young churches in Asia Minor, Ephesians covers the basics of our faith: God’s plans in Jesus for humanity, …
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Matthew Erickson 