Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Read Matthew 7:12 The word love is used hundreds of times throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament. Love is both a noun (a thing) and...
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Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Sabbath Day: Saturday, April 24
Jesus says, “Ask, seek, and knock, and it will be given, you will find, and the door will be opened.” But what does Jesus really mean by these words in...
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April 24, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Our Hope Even in the Darkest of Days
Read Psalm 86:1-13 Late one evening, my mother called. She had just spoken with a police officer who told her that my brother “was not doing well.” She asked...
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April 23, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Persistent Prayer
Read Luke 18:1-8 In this parable Jesus is talking to His disciples. A disciple is a follower or learner. If we have surrendered our lives to the Lord by...
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April 22, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Deliverance
Read Psalm 34:1-10 Deliverance describes our lifelong journey and has special meaning in relationship with Jesus. We are sick and sinful. We have trials and troubles. We have opposition and...
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April 21, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Pray Without Ceasing
Read Ephesians 6:18-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 These verses have always challenged me. “Pray without ceasing!” “Pray at all times with all kinds of prayers!” As a kid I...
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April 20, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Lessons from a Fig Tree
Read Mark 11:12-14; 20-25 What does a cursed fig tree have to do with prayer? Is this just an extreme example of hanger (anger brought on by hunger)? First,...
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April 19, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Asking Our Father
Read Matthew 7:7-11 Years after it happened, our son told us about some bullying he’d experienced in middle school. We hurt for him, but we also wondered, “Why didn’t you...
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April 18, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Sabbath Day: Saturday, April 17
This week, we have been studying a portion of the Sermon on the Mount, as well as other New Testament letters, that address judgment. We’re often told not to be...
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April 17, 2021
Becoming Real, Eastbrook 365, Lent 2021
Don’t Judge Me!
Read Galatians 6:1-5 “Don’t judge me!” It’s a phrase often uttered in jest between friends over awkward dance moves or strange food combinations. It’s often yelled in defense of...
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