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Here is John Calvin reflecting on Ephesians 1:3, which says, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." This is part of the text I preached from this past weekend in my message, "A People Called by God." The …
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When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Who Do You Say I Am?," which is the sixth part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew. Bibliography for “Who Do You Say I Am?” …
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Stories of the Kingdom: the parables of Jesus," which is the fifth part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus' parables in Matthew …
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When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "The Messiah's Mission," which is the fourth part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of …
While studying for my message, "The Messiah and Satan," from this past weekend at Eastbrook, I spent a good deal of time studying the nature of the unforgivable, or unpardonable, sin. Jesus says the following provocative words: "And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the …
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Matthew Erickson 