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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we took a pause from our summer preaching series from the book of Nehemiah so we could welcome a guest and long-time ministry partner, Reverend Yousef Hashweh from Second Circle Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Amman, Jordan. Yousef has been with us at Eastbrook before many times, but it …
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William Blake, Moses Indignant at the Golden Calf We become what we worship. This idea is something we encounter throughout Scripture. What grips our hearts—what holds our attention at the center of our lives—motivates us, moves us, and leads us wherever it desires. We see this clearly in the sharp contrast between Herod the Great …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series, "The Kingdom of God." This first weekend I explored the theme of the kingdom of God through the Old Testament, touching on the creation in Genesis, Abraham's calling, the Exodus with Moses and Joshua, the entrance of the kings, exile, and two prophets, Isaiah …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Incomplete," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first part of our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges. This week we looked at Judges 1:1-2:5. Discussion Questions: This weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new series entitled “Flawed Heroes” on the Old …
This past weekend at Eastbrook we began a new series, "Flawed Heroes" based on the book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. With this first message, I introduced the series, looked at chapter one, and then took a bit of time to address the question of what we do with God and violence in the Bible. …
Matthew Erickson 