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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Ordinary People in God's Extraordinary Work." This series is the second of a three-part exploration of the Book of Acts this Fall, including “Essential Church” and “Jesus, King of the Nations.” This week in the series I looked at an episode in the life …
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This past Sunday in my message, "Encountering a Broken World," I mentioned how God works through broken people, referencing a list of examples from the Bible. A few people asked me to share that list with them, so here it is. “For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven” …
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. (Hebrews 11:10) Abraham the nomad for God and His purposes is also Abraham the pilgrim. At one level, Abraham and Sarah's journey feels random and strange. They leave their homeland and their extended support network. They leave what is …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Human Means for Divine End," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This was the fifth part of our series "Faith Life." Discussion Questions: What was one of the most confusing situations of your life? How did your faith in God shape your response to that situation? This week, we …
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I continued our "Faith Life" series this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at how impatience can lead us to take matters into our own hands. In Genesis 16, Abraham and Sarah struggle with their desire to make God's promises become a reality by coming up with their own plans. Unfortunately, it leads to a cascading series of problems. Still, …
Matthew Erickson 