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The story begins like this: Jesus was arrested and His followers fled. He was tried and killed by crucifixion. His body was taken from the Cross by Joseph of Arimathea, who was a wealthy, secret follower of Jesus. The disciples scattered at Jesus' arrest, but returned to one another in a gathering place in Jerusalem. …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "From Confusion to Understanding," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our series "The Kingdom Life." The text for this week is from Luke 24:13-35. Discussion Questions: When did you have a spiritual breakthrough in your life of understanding who Jesus …
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This past weekend, I continued our "Beginning to Live" series at Eastbrook Church by focusing on "Beginning to Live with Hope." All this week, my blog posts are themed around the topic of hope. In the Gospel of Luke, we come upon an interesting story shortly after Jesus’ resurrection. Two men who had followed Jesus …
Matthew Erickson 