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Whenever I study for a sermon series, I spend a lot of time far in advance of that sermon series doing research, reading books, thinking, reading articles, reflecting, reading more books, writing, and reading even more. I usually gather all of the resources I use together into a bibliography for each series. In the past …
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In our current series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", we are exploring biblical answers to questions about our identity as human beings. This past weekend I concluded the series by looking at how the Holy Spirit anchors our identity in God, connects us to a broader family, and sends us out with a new sense …
"What's love got to do with it?" "All you need is love!" "I wanna know what love is." "I will always love you." Any number of songs within our culture talk about the power of love in our lives. When we are loved we find a deeper meaning in our lives. Often, being loved and …
Gabriel Douglas, our Middle School Pastor and a ministry resident with my for preaching over the past year, continued our series at Eastbrook Church, "Who Am I?", by looking at the topic "I Am Unfinished." If you were not able to be there, I strongly encourage you to watch this message by Gabriel that brings home …
Here were my four application points from this past weekend's message, "I Am Made Uniquely" (part of our "Who Am I?" series on identity with God in Christ at Eastbrook Church). This is, in fact, the paper I wrote them down on in preparation for the message after a time of prayer right before I …
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Matthew Erickson 