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Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children....God disciplines us for our good in order that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it....without holiness no one …
Continue reading "The Fatherly Discipline of God: a reflection on Hebrews 12"
The distractions of our lives slowly become the purpose of our lives when inattention and lack of focus reign within our souls. The more information we have, the less true knowledge we attain. The less knowledge we attain, the more confusing our life experiences become. Lacking knowledge and meaningful experience in a whirlpool of information, …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Jesus Changes Everything" by looking at what it means to enter into the deep life with God. I jumped off from Paul's powerful statements in Philippians 2:12-13 to get a deeper understanding of what Jesus saves us from and what He saves us to. You can watch the message here …
This coming weekend, we will begin a new series called "Let's Grow" at Eastbrook Church. The series is really an explanation and exploration of spiritual growth for the follower of Christ. Will Branch will help me teach this series, so I am looking forward to learning from him as we go through this over the next …
Matthew Erickson 