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There is a new resource for preaching that I am excited to share with you. This past week Preaching Today released a new treasure trove of resources for preaching through Scripture. Their new 'Exegesis' resource page has articles to help preachers explore specific topics on preaching Scripture faithfully and accurately, but also a guide for …
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Today, I conclude my reflections on Paul's words in Galatians 2:20 with attention to the final phrase: "the life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” If we have been crucified - killed - with Christ, and if we have been overtaken …
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I continue my reflections on Paul's words in Galatians 2:20 today by looking at the second phrase: "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." If through Christ's death we participated in death, then through Christ's risen life we participate in life. We die with Jesus and rise to life in Jesus. Elsewhere Paul writes, …
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Since my message, "The Real Gospel," I have been thinking about Paul's words in Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for …
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It's a new year and an opportunity to step into new things, including new things in our life with God. Beginning this weekend, January 3 & 4, we begin a new series at Eastbrook entitled "Free." In a culture and world that values freedom, we encounter strong words from the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians: “It is …
Matthew Erickson 