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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Bramble King," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This message continues our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges. This week we looked at the life and demise of Abimelek in Judges 9. Discussion Questions: Answer one of these two questions: Who would you …
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What happens when the leaders who present themselves to us offer false hope and peace? This past weekend at Eastbrook I delved into that question as we continued our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges looking at the life of Abimelek in Judges 9. Abimelek, whose name means 'son of the king', is the illegitimate son of …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Incomplete," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first part of our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges. This week we looked at Judges 1:1-2:5. Discussion Questions: This weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new series entitled “Flawed Heroes” on the Old …
This past weekend at Eastbrook we began a new series, "Flawed Heroes" based on the book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. With this first message, I introduced the series, looked at chapter one, and then took a bit of time to address the question of what we do with God and violence in the Bible. …
Natural disasters… global terrorism…national tensions…difficulties in our personal lives…What do we do when we face troubling times? The Hebrew prophet Habakkuk faced circumstances not altogether very different from us. In his troubling times, Habakkuk raises his voice to God and hears answers he does not expect. This weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a five-part …
Matthew Erickson 