As I was reading St. Augustine's Confessions this morning, I stumbled into this prayer at the end of Book 4, Part 16. The words were striking, powerful, and tender, so I thought I'd share them : O Lord our God, let the shelter of your wings give us hope. Protect us and uphold us. You will be the …
Abide (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Abide," on John 15:1-17 from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. Discussion Questions: Spring is almost here! What plants do you most look forward to seeing as …
Listening to God in Prayer
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I spoke from Genesis 18:16-33 about the prayer of faith in a message entitled "Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems." One of the five types of prayer that I mentioned from that passage was the prayer of listening to God. One aspect of this passage from Abraham's story …
Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This was the seventh part of our series "Faith Life." Discussion Questions: How would you define ‘prayer’? Do you find it easy or hard to pray? Why? As we continue our “Faith Life” series on …
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Praying in the Midst of Promises and Problems
What does faith-filled prayer look like? That was the central question I set out to answer this past weekend as I continued our "Faith Life" series at Eastbrook Church. Drawing upon Genesis 18:16-33, I outlined five types of faith-filled prayer that we see in this wonderfully entrancing dialogue between God and Abraham. You can watch the video …
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Matthew Erickson 