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P. Solomon Raj, Luke 4: The Lord Remembers the Hungry, 2016. It's in the context of all the everyday people with everyday problems gathered around Him that Jesus begins to speak about the good life in Matthew 5:3-12. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (5:3) Contrary to appearances, the …
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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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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to my message from this past Sunday at Eastbrook Church entitled "Jesus the Holy Obedient One." As usual, we had some really great questions on this episode, ranging from why Leviticus prohibits eating blood, further investigations into what it means to be …
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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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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, "Becoming Real," which is the third part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, …
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Matthew Erickson 