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“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10) Following the first petition that God’s name be hallowed and the second that God’s kingdom would come, the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer asks that God’s will would be done upon the earth. This summarizes the first half …
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In our current series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", we are exploring biblical answers to questions about our identity as human beings. This past weekend I concluded the series by looking at how the Holy Spirit anchors our identity in God, connects us to a broader family, and sends us out with a new sense …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message at Eastbrook Church this past weekend entitled "The Gifts of the Holy Spirit" from our "Holy Spirit" series. Discussion Questions: When was a time when you sensed that God particularly strengthened or gifted you to serve someone else or the church in general? This week, we continue exploring …
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This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series on the Holy Spirit with a message on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I drew from 1 Corinthians 12-14, Romans 12, and Ephesians 4:1-16 for this message in order to address many questions that we have about the Holy Spirit and the gifts that He gives. …
Matthew Erickson 