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This past weekend at Eastbrook, our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus," concluded as I preached a message on the jubilee year from Leviticus 25. I connected that text with Isaiah 61:1-3 and then Luke 4:14-21 to describe Jesus as the fulfillment of Leviticus 25 as the Jubilee Messiah. I have …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus." In my message this week I explored the holiness of God in relation to our holiness as God's people, drawing upon the holiness code in Leviticus and connecting that to the fulfilling work of Jesus the Messiah. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus." My message this week explored the calling and functions of the priests, especially the High Priest, as outlined in Leviticus. I then connected that with the ministry of Jesus as the perfect High Priest as described in …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new preaching series entitled "Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus." My message this week aimed to set up the entire series while also exploring the holiness of God and the way God pursues us. "Jesus, Holy God With Us" drew upon a wide variety of texts …
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Matthew Erickson 