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This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled "Growing in Faith: Exploring 2 Peter." This weekend, Pastor Nic Fridenmaker preached this fourth message of the series entitled "A Little Reminder" from 2 Peter 1:12-21. You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us …
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"Let the dawn bring newsof Your unfailing lovefor I put my trust in You.Show me the roadthat I must travelfor You to relieve my heart." (Psalm 143:8, NJB) "Jesus said, 'I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me." (John 14:6, Message) You who have …
A number of people reached out to me about the exhortation and prayer for our nation that I shared in services yesterday at Eastbrook Church. I have included it below. The exhortation was a slightly abbreviated and revised form of something I posted here on my blog on Friday. The prayer portion was a combination …
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The past week has been one of the most chaotic for our nation in recent memory. The scenes in the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, were a striking contrast with the celebration of Epiphany for which that day is set aside on the church calendar. Epiphany literally means ‘appearing’ or ‘manifestation.’ The celebration offers an …
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This past weekend in my message, "Friend of Sinners," I mentioned an article by J. I. Packer that I read many years ago in which he talks about the church as a hospital for sinners. In searching for it, I discovered that the article was actually an excerpt from Packer's book, A Quest for Godliness. I found …
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