What does it look like to live faithfully to God in a confusing world? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I explored that question as we continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" from Habakkuk. In my message this weekend, "Faithfulness in a Confusing World," we worked our way through Habakkuk 2:2-20. Here, God speaks to Habakkuk in response to the …
Talking with God When Pain Looms Large (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Talking with God When Pain Looms Large," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the third part of our series, "Turning to God in Troubling Times," from the book of Habakkuk. This week we looked at Habakkuk 1:12-2:1. Discussion Questions: Have you ever experienced a season …
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Talking with God When Pain Looms Large
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" drawn from the 7th century B.C. prophet Habakkuk. This week, we walked through Habakkuk 1:12-2:1, where the prophet lifts up his second prayer of complaint to God. I offered special attention to the idea of standing at the watchtower of our lives in waiting on …
Suffering and the Surprising Plans of God (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Suffering and the Surprising Plan of God," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our series, "Turning to God in Troubling Times," from the book of Habakkuk. This week we looked at Habakkuk 1:5-11. Discussion Questions: Have you ever had a season of …
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Suffering and the Surprising Plans of God
How do you respond when God gives you a challenging message? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" from the words of the prophet Habakkuk. We looked at Habakkuk 1:5-11, where God responds to Habakkuk's earlier prayer with the surprising words that He is going to raise up an …
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Matthew Erickson 