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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, "Becoming Real," which is the third part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of 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, "Power in Preparation," which is the second part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focused on Matthew, chapters 3-4. Bibliography for “Power in Preparation” [Gospel …
Titian, Flight into Egypt; Oil on canvas; c. 1508. While studying for my message at Eastbrook from this past weekend, "Refugee Messiah," I came across these words by St. John Chrysostom from homily 8.2 on the Gospel of Matthew that were very encouraging in these days. But why was the Christ child sent into Egypt? …
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When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share the resources I used to help me study and prepare my sermons. Here is that bibliography for our recently completed series, "The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews." Bibliography for “The Final Word: Knowing Christ through Hebrews” Herbert W. Bateman IV, ed. Four Views on the …
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The past year has been an interesting one for pastors in North America. A series of colossal moral failures from famous pastors is matched only by the rash of recent pastoral suicides. The heartbreak on one side and the outrage on the other leaves many pastors simultaneously sympathetic and disappointed. In that dark valley, pastors, …
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Matthew Erickson 