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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 9:1-23, I explored Paul's theme of forgoing our rights in Christian freedom in order to live for the good of others and God's glory. Paul begins this theme in the …
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So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the …
We continued our series, "Free: A Study on Galatians," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church look at what it means to live in light of new life in Jesus Christ from Galatians 6. Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Free to Live," which is the sixth and final part of our series. Discussion Questions: This week we conclude …
How do you live when you've received your life back? How would you enter into every day if you almost died but were rescued? This weekend at Eastbrook Church I concluded our series "Free," by looking at this question through the sixth chapter of Paul's letters to the Galatians. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline …
As we continued our series, "Free: A Study on Galatians," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church we looked at the power of spiritual freedom in Jesus Christ from Galatians 5. Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Spiritual Freedom," which is the fifth part of our series. Discussion Questions: We continue our series on freedom in Christ this …
Matthew Erickson 