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In my personal daily times of Scripture reading and prayer, I have recently been meditating on Psalm 119. Psalm 119 is by far the longest of the psalms with a total of 176 verses. This psalm is an extended reflection on the delight and power of God's word, structured as an acrostic poem with one …
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When Kelly and I were newly married we had a knack for killing the house plants we had in our apartment. One day, we saw one of our neighbors, an elderly woman named Elsie, digging a plant we had killed out of the dumpster. We watched as she took it back in her apartment, left …
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Last Friday, I read a pointed, pastoral call to basic attention to God and His word throughout our lives, and it resonated so deeply with me that I wanted to share it. These words come from Eugene Peterson's essay "Back to Square One: God Said (The Witness of Holy Scripture)," included in a collection of …
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How can those who are young keep their way pure? By living according to Your word. (Psalm 119:9) Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. (John 17:17 Lord, make me alive according to Your word. Take me into the truth, for Your word is truth. I want to live according to Your word, …
We continued our series "Living Church" this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the statement, "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching" (Acts 2:42). My message was entitled "Devoted to God's Word." The main point was that if we are going to be a church that is alive - a church living out our …
Matthew Erickson 