Almighty God, You are the powerful Creator of all the nations upon earth. You are holy and wonderful beyond what we understand. We look at Jonah and we are startled by his insolence in running away from You, by his humility in recognizing Your rescue, and his anger at Your mercy to those he felt …
Hesed: the lovingkindness of God in Hosea
In the purposes of God, Hosea’s life was a message to God’s people about the ways God would show love to His people. With Hosea’s life as a reference point, God tells the people He will relate to them like a faithful and loving husband relates to his wife. In particular, God will steadfastly love …
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Mercy
As we continued our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend," this past weekend at Eastbrook, I opened up Psalm 130 for us. I explored the mercy of God as part of our spiritual journey with God in terms of prayer, forgiveness, waiting, and hope. In the midst of that I brought in the story of Jonah, …
Crying Out When God Seems Absent
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" drawn from the book of Habakkuk. I began this week by setting up where we are going in this series and looking at Habakkuk 1:1-4. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen …
Saturday Prayer 51
Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. (Psalm 86:1 NIV) oh, Father, you see me, both what I am and what I am not. because of Your mercy, open my life more fully to Your power and presence. grace me with Your goodness and widen my heart with Your compassion. ground …
Matthew Erickson 