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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. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to our summer sermon series, "The Pursuit of God." We paused the "Behind the Sermon" episodes for the summer, but wanted to have one episode in which we answered questions related to the series. We will resume regular "Behind the Sermon" podcast …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." This weekend, Kelly Erickson, explored the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. This whole episode is deeply troubling, and Kelly opened it up with insight and wisdom. You can find the message …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I looked at the story of David and Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9. This whole episode is fascinating, with a lot of background to it in David's covenantal friendship with …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I explored 1 Samuel 24 and 26, two parallel chapters where David spares King Saul's life, even though he has opportunity to take it. I also took a little rabbit …
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Matthew Erickson 