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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my message from this past Sunday at Eastbrook Church entitled "Jesus the Holy Obedient One." As usual, we had some really great questions on this episode, ranging from why Leviticus prohibits eating blood, further investigations into what it means to be …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus." My message this week explored the calling and functions of the priests, especially the High Priest, as outlined in Leviticus. I then connected that with the ministry of Jesus as the perfect High Priest as described in …
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The psalms are the prayerbook of the Bible, prayer-songs that were often used within the corporate and private worship of the people of Israel. They are also one of our strongest biblical resources for shaping our life of worship today within the Christian church. The entire psalter concludes with a summary psalm of worship, Psalm 150, …
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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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Throughout our new series "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews," I am writing prayers related to the text on which we are preaching each week. This prayer is drawn from Hebrews 4:14-5:10. The complete list of prayers inspired by Hebrews is included at the bottom of this post. You can also view my message, …
Matthew Erickson 