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The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in love.The Lord is good to all;he has compassion on all he has made. (Psalm 145:8-9) In the stillness, I come to a place of quiet before You, my God. May the wonders of Your presence meet me this morning, Lord. My eyes are on …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series entitled "The Messiah's Mission," by looking at Matthew 12:1-21. Here, Jesus offers tangible examples of His invitation to find rest for our souls that we explored last week. I spent quite a bit of time expounding on Matthew's quotation of Isaiah 42. Specifically I talked about …
Recently, I was talking with someone about what we most need in our lives for growth and I was reminded of the simple truth that we need to take in the message of the Gospel in Jesus Christ everyday. Wherever we are and whomever we are, the highest priority is that we preach the simple …
In Matthew 19:16-20:16 we read one of Jesus' most challenging conversations, an exchange with a wealthy young man, which is followed by a parable about workers in a vineyard. It is challenging to read both because the wealthy young man struggles with Jesus, but also because the parable quickly touches upon some of our in-built …
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a …
Matthew Erickson 