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How do you respond when God gives you a challenging message? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" from the words of the prophet Habakkuk. We looked at Habakkuk 1:5-11, where God responds to Habakkuk's earlier prayer with the surprising words that He is going to raise up an …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook Church we began a new series "Turning to God in Troubling Times" drawn from the book of Habakkuk. I began this week by setting up where we are going in this series and looking at Habakkuk 1:1-4. You can view a video of the message and the accompanying outline below. You can listen …
Natural disasters… global terrorism…national tensions…difficulties in our personal lives…What do we do when we face troubling times? The Hebrew prophet Habakkuk faced circumstances not altogether very different from us. In his troubling times, Habakkuk raises his voice to God and hears answers he does not expect. This weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a five-part …
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Overcome," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This continues the series, "Chosen Words," where we will journey through John 13-17 over the next number of weeks. This week specifically looks at two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33. Discussion Questions: What are some of the …
What sort of a Messiah would promise trouble and difficulty? That's exactly what I set out to address as I continued our series,"Chosen Words," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. I explored two separate passages, John 15:18-25 and John 16:16-33, both of which address these more difficult words of Jesus. You can view a video of the message …
Matthew Erickson 