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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series entitled "Authentic Faith: Growing with the Apostle James." My message to close out this series was entitled "The Hidden Power of Prayer and Patience," and drew upon James 5:7-20. There are so many topics that could justify some attention in this passage, but I did …
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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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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Authentic Faith: Growing with the Apostle James." My message was entitled "Faith That Doesn't Play Favorites," and drew upon James 2:1-13. I tied aspects of this message in with Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as William Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival. You …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I gave the first message in our preaching series entitled "Authentic Faith: Growing with the Apostle James." My message was entitled "When Trouble Comes," and drew upon James 1:1-18. This is a beautiful and penetrating passage with many well-known words, but perhaps most famous within this passage is this statement: …
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The fourth-century church historian, Eusebius, relates a story gathered from the lost works of Hegesippus during the second century about James "the Just," who likely wrote the epistle of James and was the earthly brother of Jesus. In the midst of outlining the persecution of the church in his Ecclesiastical History , Eusebius details the death of James …
Matthew Erickson 