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“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” (John 17:20-21) Many of us tend to be reactive in prayer. We pray for provision when …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Prayer as the Pathway to Unity" from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the fourth part of our series, "One Church." This week we looked at John 17:20-26. Discussion Questions: What do you think are the greatest hindrances to unity, no matter the setting? This weekend …
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It is great to talk about unity but how do we really achieve it? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our "One Church" series by exploring that question through Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17. In my message this weekend, "Prayer as the Pathway to Unity," I specifically looked at John 17:20-26, where Jesus prays for the …
Four times a year we gather in a Leadership Forum at Eastbrook Church to discuss key topics to help us move forward together in ministry. This year, we begin our Leadership Forum series with by addressing the challenging topic of how the gospel transforms racial divisions in our world and city. In a city known …
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A couple of weeks ago, I was visiting the Middle East, in order to spend time with some friends and church partners there. Jordan is one of the most stable countries in the midst of a particularly turbulent region, thanks to a variety of factors, including . Even though the Christian population of Jordan is less than …
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