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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 had a sort of bonus week in our series "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter" with Pastor Ruth Carver preaching a message entitled “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love as You Wait” from the book of Jude. Jude has a lot of overlaps with 2 Peter, which makes this message …
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In 2 Peter 1:4, the author reflects on the tremendous generosity of God in giving us His "very great and precious promises." These promises are not like other promises we encounter, some of which Peter addresses later, when addressing the false promises of spiritual systems that promise freedom but actually bind us up (2 Peter …
A friend shared with me this prayer by Thomas Merton from his book Thoughts in Solitude. It caught my attention and I hope it is meaningful to you as well. My Lord God,I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me.I cannot know for certain where it will …
Motion blur traffic in city "As for me, I am like a green olive treein the house of God;my trust is in the tender mercy of Godfor ever and ever." (Psalm 52:9, Coverdale) Only You do I trust, my God,to be my refuge and strength—only You.Only You do I trust, my God,to bring me comfort …
Matthew Erickson 