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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Bramble King," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This message continues our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges. This week we looked at the life and demise of Abimelek in Judges 9. Discussion Questions: Answer one of these two questions: Who would you …
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What happens when the leaders who present themselves to us offer false hope and peace? This past weekend at Eastbrook I delved into that question as we continued our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges looking at the life of Abimelek in Judges 9. Abimelek, whose name means 'son of the king', is the illegitimate son of …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Right Woman for the Job," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Flawed Heroes" from the book of Judges. This week we looked at Judges 4-5. Discussion Questions: Have you ever been thrust into service or responsibility in an unexpected …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook we continued our "Flawed Heroes" series based on the book of Judges by looking at a series of unlikely heroes from Judges 4-5. Deborah looms large as the most respectable character in the entire book. Barak, although a reluctant deliverer, is used by God. Jael, a foreigner with no standing in society, …
This past Tuesday at our staff meeting at Eastbrook Church we watched an outstanding message on leadership drawn from the book of Esther by John Ortberg, Senior Pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Ortberg's message explores what he calls the leader's shadow mission, or what others have called the dark side of leadership. I believe …
Matthew Erickson 