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“And forgive us our debts” (Matthew 6:12a) The fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer centers upon our relationship with God and with others. Specifically, it is a request for forgiveness. This request forces us to recognize that often we are not the sort of people we would like to be, others would like us to …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series "The Life of Joseph: God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering" by looking at Joseph's overtures toward reconciliation with his brothers in Genesis 45-46. This message was essentially about the nature of and difference between forgiveness and relational reconciliation. You can view the message video and sermon …
As we continued our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend," this past weekend at Eastbrook, I opened up Psalm 130 for us. I explored the mercy of God as part of our spiritual journey with God in terms of prayer, forgiveness, waiting, and hope. In the midst of that I brought in the story of Jonah, …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued the series, "Crossroads," which corresponds with our Lenten journey to the Cross. This second message is entitled "The New Temple" and looks at Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the cleansing of the Temple in Luke 19:28-48. This is a pivotal message that explores how Jesus' entry into Jerusalem disrupts the …
What a long way it is between knowing God and loving him! - Blaise Pascal, Pensees, 377. It is easier to talk about God than to talk to God. It is easier to sense awe or delight in the created things - a sunrise, the face of a lover, the rugged mountain ranges - than it …
Matthew Erickson 