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When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." My message this weekend gathered up themes from the psalm of worship recorded in 2 Samuel 22 (which is also basically Psalm 18). You can find the message outline and video below. You can access …
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Here is the latest "Behind the Sermon" episode from our sermon podcast related to our summer sermon series, "The Pursuit of God." We paused the "Behind the Sermon" episodes for the summer, but wanted to have one episode in which we answered questions related to the series. We will resume regular "Behind the Sermon" podcast …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." My message this weekend moved at a fairly high level in relation to the stories found in 2 Samuel 13-20. I explored three cracks in David's legacy, and what it means to move from idealism …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our summer preaching series entitled "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David." In my message this weekend, I picked up the story that Kelly preached on last weekend ("When the Respected Fall") by exploring Nathan's confrontation of David in 2 Samuel 12. There is so much in …
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Matthew Erickson 