This past weekend, Pastor Paul Bland, launched us into "Dwell:MissionsFest 2016" with an amazing message on what it means to be an embodied presence as a reflection of Jesus' incarnation. Here are a few statements that I wrote down while Paul was preaching: God came as an embodied presence: fully God and fully man. What …
Becoming 7
The next three weekends at Eastbrook Church we will launch into a new series that charts out our vision and direction for the coming year and beyond entitled "Becoming 7." This series is an overview of how we want to move from 'what' of our mission - "to proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in …
Praying Like a Master (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Praying Like a Master," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the second of a three-part series, "The Art of Prayer," looking at Jesus' approach to the life of prayer from the Gospel of Luke. This week we looked at Luke 11:1-13. Discussion Questions: What is …
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Praying Like a Master
I continue our series, "The Art of Prayer," this past weekend at Eastbrook with a message entitled "Praying Like a Master" from Luke 11:1-13. Jesus is the Master of prayer, and if we want to truly learn about prayer then we must apprentice ourselves to the Master. When the disciples had spent enough time with Jesus, they asked Him, …
Making Space for Prayer (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Making Space for Prayer," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first of a three-part series, "The Art of Prayer," looking at Jesus' approach to the life of prayer from the Gospel of Luke. This week we looked at Luke 5:16; 6:12-13a; 9:18. Discussion …
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