[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] Martin Luther was adamant that our knowledge of God must be based on a “theology of the cross.” That is, we know God not by ascending to where he is, but by looking upon he who has come to […]
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[This article is part of the “spiritual leadership today” study/discussion going on this year. For all articles in the series, click the Spiritual Influence tab at the top of the page. To have them delivered, subscribe to The Brook Letter] “The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.” Herodotus, philosopher,
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[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] The so-called “special revelation” that God gives includes Jesus Christ himself, the Word that was from the beginning and was with God and was God. Jesus put it this way: “If you have seen me you have seen the
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HOW TO BUILD A LIFE-CHANGING MEN’S MINISTRY WORKSHOP OCTOBER 7 & 8, 2011 Friday: 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
A conversation with Mel Lawrenz and Stuart and Jill Briscoe about interesting places, movements, and issues. Thursday, October 6, 6:30-8:30pm, Elmbrook Church Chapel Come for a stimulating conversation about what is happening in interesting parts of the world, and hear Mel’s, Stuart’s, and Jill’s thoughts on the trends we are seeing in the world today. Is the
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[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] Revelation is God himself speaking loudly and clearly about who he is and how he views the world; it is our responsibility to listen clearly. He speaks because he wants to be known. Imagine that–God wants to be known!
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[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] “When I was young, I said to God, God, tell me the mystery of the universe. But God answered, that knowledge is for me alone. So I said, God, tell me the mystery of the peanut. Then God said,
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On Sunday morning, September 16, 2001, people crowded our church, as most other churches, like we only see at a holiday like Christmas or Easter. This non-holiday, precipitated by the unholy events of September 11, was a scurrying to God. The mood was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. People were subdued and sober. They spoke
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[A sermon shared with Elmbrook Church the Sunday after 9/11/2001, based on what Psalm 25 says about treachery.] FACING TREACHERY A message given at Elmbrook Church, September 16, 2001 Mel Lawrenz, Senior Pastor We have been through a harrowing week. It is good that we are here to worship today. Every evening since Tuesday hundreds
[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] Providence is true because of God’s character. It is his nature that defines his relationship with everything that he made. The piece of your faith that says God is good lines up with the piece that says that life
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[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] Here’s a word from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount that we would do well to ponder within the first waking hour of every day: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or
[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] When I finished college I took a third-shift job working as a nursing assistant in a nursing home. My wife, who was training as a social worker, suggested that one of the best ways I could prepare to be
Here are some activities and resources being offered through Elmbrook Church here in Brookfield, Wisconsin in the weeks to come. Take a look and see what might be of interest to you. Many great resources!
[This post is in a weekly devotional series called Everything New. Sign up here if you’re interested.] So there is one person, with two aspects, but with many functions. Here is where we get a refined view of who we really are. The rich biblical vocabulary about human nature describes the dynamics of our inner life
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