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Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com This past weekend as part of our series, "The Pursuit of God: The Life of David," Will Branch explored the friendship between David and Jonathan. When I think about what true friendship looks like, I often turn toward the book of Proverbs, which speaks a lot about our relationships, …
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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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There are things in life that we all need a healthy fear of: open flames, dangerous or abusive people, life-threatening diseases, identify theft, riding with your son or daughter behind the wheel when they have just received their temps. Okay, maybe that last one is a bit funny. But we all honestly know there are …
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One of the greatest challenges for all of us is the reality that we have blind spots in our lives. The concept of the blind spot is probably best known from driving a vehicle. Those of us who took driving classes probably remember the explanation of that space between your peripheral vision and the reflected …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church entitled "Work and the Sluggard." Discussion Questions: What was the time when you worked the hardest in your life? What was the situation and circumstances that brought that about? Proverbs is filled with words about work and sloth. Two …
Matthew Erickson 