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When I do premarital counseling with couples, one exercise I always have them do is called the wish list. Each person must identify three things they wish happened more or less in their relationship, and then share that with one another. While one person is speaking, the other person has to listen without making a …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Broken and Poured Out," at Eastbrook Church this past weekend. This continues our series, "Journey to the Cross," which is the fourth part of our walk through the Gospel of Mark. This week, we continue our journey to the cross by looking at Mark 14:12-26. Whether you …
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Our ||40days|| journey through Lent continues this fourth week with attention to the theme: 'listen'. In previous weeks, we have looked at the journey of Lent, the need to acknowledge things in our lives, and then to turn from them. But what should we turn toward? If we are to turn away from sin, evil, distractions, and …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series, "Journey to the Cross," by looking at Jesus' meal with His disciples in the upper room in Mark 14:12-25. My message was entitled "Broken and Poured Out." In it, I drew together the images of sacrifice and the unblemished lamb that are so prevalent throughout the Hebrew …
When Matthew tells the story of Jesus walking on water, the main theme of the episode is that Jesus is the Son of God whom it is entirely appropriate to worship. He tells us: “Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, ‘Truly You are the Son of God’ ” (Matthew 14:33). But …
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Matthew Erickson 