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On Monday, January 26, 2015, Eastbrook Church was honored to host Bishop Walter Harvey of Parklawn Assembly of God for a conversation and time of prayer on the topic of race and the Gospel here in the city of Milwaukee. We opened a lot of points of discussion, did not address everything, perhaps raised more questions …
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Four times a year we gather in a Leadership Forum at Eastbrook Church to discuss key topics to help us move forward together in ministry. This year, we begin our Leadership Forum series with by addressing the challenging topic of how the gospel transforms racial divisions in our world and city. In a city known …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our series, "Free: A Study on Galatians," by looking at the promise God gave us based out of Galatians 3:1-29. Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Receiving the Promise," which is the third part of our series. Discussion Questions: This weekend we continue our series, “Free,” by delving into …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Free," by looking at Galatians 3. In my message, I talked about the promise given by God and how it shapes our individual lives and relationships with others. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen to the message via our …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Free," in which we are walking through the book of Galatians, by looking at the real gospel that Paul outlines in Galatians 2:1-21. In my message, I contrasted the real gospel with the pale imitations of legalism and libertinism. I referenced fasting as a helpful spiritual practice, and you can read …
Matthew Erickson 