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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continue our annual MissionsFest with a message from Dr. Sujith from Luke 18. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access information about MissionsFest 2025 here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home. https://vimeo.com/1128639721 Question 1: What do you have? Luke …
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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 during Lent entitled "The Tree and the Vine," drawing from Psalm 1 and John 15. In this fifth message of the series I explored the concept of the fruitful life with God, leaning into both Psalm 1 and John 15. You can find the message …
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I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener....Remain in me as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (John 15:1-4) The theme of this passage is God's people bearing fruit as …
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In my personal daily times of Scripture reading and prayer, I have recently been meditating on Psalm 119. Psalm 119 is by far the longest of the psalms with a total of 176 verses. This psalm is an extended reflection on the delight and power of God's word, structured as an acrostic poem with one …
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Matthew Erickson 