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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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Photo by George Becker on Pexels.com In my sermon this past weekend, "Wait for It," I explored aspects of David's determined course of waiting on God in relation to King Saul's relentless pursuit of him. In one part of the message, I offered a little aside about revenge, vengeance, or recompense. There is Just One …
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I began our new preaching series "The Skeptic's Guide to Life with God: Ecclesiastes" by preaching a message entitled “Is Life Meaningful or Meaningless?” from Ecclesiastes 1. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter" by preaching a message entitled "Beware of Leaving the Way" from verses 10b-22 of 2 Peter 2. This message continues the tough yet pastoral guidance of the author throughout chapter 2. You can find the message outline and video below. …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter." I preached a message entitled "Beware False Guides" from verses 1-10a of the second chapter of the letter. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend …
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Matthew Erickson 