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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Lord of the Sabbath," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Crossroads." The texts for this week are Luke 6:1-11 and 13:10-17. Discussion Questions: We begin a new series “Crossroads” this week that corresponds to Jesus’ journey toward the Cross and …
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Ten years ago the standard response to the question, “how are you?” was “fine.” That was not a particularly informative answer but it was, well…fine. In today’s American culture, however, the standard response to the question, “how are you” seems to be “busy.”[1] One social commentator points out that it is not only adults …
What was your schedule like this week? Did you rush around from one event or meeting to another? Did you feel like there wasn't enough time for everything and everyone? Legislators in the 1950s expected that as technological advances were made, people would have less work to do and more free time in their lives. …
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This past Sunday, August 1, at Brooklife Church, I concluded our "Beyond Ordinary" series on the life of Elijah. We were looking at 1 Kings 19, where Elijah feels like giving up. Looking at the fear and exhaustion that Elijah was experiencing in this chapter, I sketched out five things we can learn from Elijah …
We started a new series at The Ave spiritual called "Takin' It Easy." Last week, I was talking about one of the most challenging concepts in the Bible: Sabbath. Now, when I think of the word Sabbath, I tend to think of something legalistic and rigid or something just plain out of touch with my …
Matthew Erickson 