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 …
Marc Chagall, Abraham and Three Angels
Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This was the seventh part of our series "Faith Life." Discussion Questions: How would you define ‘prayer’? Do you find it easy or hard to pray? Why? As we continue our “Faith Life” series on …
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Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems
What does faith-filled prayer look like? That was the central question I set out to answer this past weekend as I continued our "Faith Life" series at Eastbrook Church. Drawing upon Genesis 18:16-33, I outlined five types of faith-filled prayer that we see in this wonderfully entrancing dialogue between God and Abraham. You can watch the video …
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Matthew Erickson 