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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our Advent preaching series entitled "Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah" by looking at Isaiah 49:1-13 with a message entitled "The One Who Restores." This is the second of four texts in the second half of the book of Isaiah that are generally referred …
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In the Sanctuary of Mercy church, in Borja, Spain, a fresco of Jesus entitled Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) has been revered since the Spanish artist, Elías García Martínez, painted it in 1930. While not an artistic landmark or overly valuable, this fresco holds a treasured place within the village and area. Still, everyone could see that the …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series entitled "What Is God Like?" with a message entitled "The God Who Restores." In my message, I told three stories: The story of the first Israel, from Abraham through the time of Isaiah the prophet The story of the new Israel, bringing together Isaiah 49:1-13 …
Matthew Erickson 