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This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new sermon series entitled "Daniel: Apocalyptic Imagination and Exile Faith." What does it mean to live our faith out in the midst of a foreign land? How do we image what it means to be followers of God when the imagination of our culture is bent? Daniel …
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Our life with God is shaped by the way we pray. Prayer is the basic communication with God in speaking and listening that is as essential as air, food and water to our biological life. Prayer is simple in the sense that every human being feels the pull to communicate with the divine, often whispering …
“Power belongs to God.” (Psalm 62:11) Psalm 62 begins with some of the most memorable lines in the psalms: For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Psalm 62:1-2) The psalmist's words express a deep dependence upon God. Many …
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In chapter nine of his book Humility, Andrew Murray explores the connection between "Humility and Faith." The benefits of the Christian life, according to Murray, are something we can see but not access until the gift of faith comes into our lives. Faith is not only trust in God or the ability to perceive the heavenly blessings of …
Matthew Erickson 