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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I explored 1 Samuel 24 and 26, two parallel chapters where David spares King Saul's life, even though he has opportunity to take it. I also took a little rabbit …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message, I gave a high-level overview of David's flight from King Saul in 1 Samuel 21-23, and then used Psalm 63 as an example of worshiping God in the wilderness or in unstable …
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Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com This past weekend as part of our series, "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David," Will Branch explored the friendship between David and Jonathan. When I think about what true friendship looks like, I often turn toward the book of Proverbs, which speaks a lot about our relationships, …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series entitled "Seeing Jesus for the First Time," drawn from Luke, chapter 24. This weekend I preached a message entitled "Seeing Jesus Ascended," which as you might guess focuses on Jesus' ascension in Luke 24:50-53. You can find the message outline and video below. You can …
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Matthew Erickson 