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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this second message of the series I explored the message of the Cross which Paul writes about in 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. Here Paul declares "the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but …
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When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes." I hope some of these books are as helpful for you as you explore the …
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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, "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter." I hope some of these books are as enjoyable for you as you explore them as they were for me. Bibliography for …
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In a posthumously published series of lectures, I came across this statement by Lesslie Newbigin on the resurrection. These words particularly leaped out to me in light of our celebration of the resurrection this past Sunday. Christ gives us the victory because He has broken the power of sin, and in breaking the power of sin, …
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Matthew Erickson 