This past weekend at Eastbrook I continued our series on the message of the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by looking at the first five chapters of the book of Micah. Micah prophesied to both the northern and southern kingdoms during the reigns of kings Jotham (742-735 BC), Ahaz (735-715 BC), and Hezekiah (715-686 …
Joel [God in the Ruins]
As we continued our series, "God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets," this past weekend at Eastbrook I walked us through the prophet Joel. Joel is an often overlooked book of the Bible, although a couple of passages are fairly familiar because of their connection with historic markers in the church year: Ash …
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Suffering and the Surprising Plans of God
How do you respond when God gives you a challenging message? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" from the words of the prophet Habakkuk. We looked at Habakkuk 1:5-11, where God responds to Habakkuk's earlier prayer with the surprising words that He is going to raise up an …
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Matthew Erickson 