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“Living Well in God’s Wisdom” – a message from James 3

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Authentic Faith: Growing with the Apostle James." My message was entitled "Living Well in God's Wisdom," and drew upon James 3:13-18, which focuses on the difference between real wisdom and that which only masquerades as wisdom. You can find the message outline and video …

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“Fools for Christ” – a message from 1 Corinthians 4

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this message from 1 Corinthians 4 I took us through Paul's striking words about finding confidence in Christ, freedom from peoples' opinions, and the ability to live according to a different measure from the standards …

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“The Holy Spirit and the Deep Things of God” – a message from 1 Corinthians 2

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this third message of the series I explored how the apparent foolishness and weakness of the Crucified Messiah connect with the wisdom of this age and the work of the Holy Spirit. All this is …

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“The Message of the Cross” – a message from 1 Corinthians 1-2

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our new preaching series entitled "God's Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians." In this second message of the series I explored the message of the Cross which Paul writes about in 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. Here Paul declares "the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but …

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