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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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"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
This past weekend in my message, "Fools for Christ," I explored some aspects of finding identity with God through Christ. To help us grasp this, I’d like to explore a little more deeply than I could in a Sunday sermon what personal identity is and how it is formed. Why do we have a sense …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 4 I took us through Paul's striking words about finding confidence in Christ, freedom from peoples' opinions, and the ability to live according to a different measure from the standards …
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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. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes." I hope some of these books are as helpful for you as you explore the …
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Matthew Erickson 