Good Morning Eternal Church!This Sunday, we will have a guest speaker, Chad Merrell, former pastor at North Rock Hill and now a church leadership strategist and consultant. Chad will pick us up in James 1:19-21.This morning, I wanted to share something that has been provoking my heart. In our Bible Reading Plan we read this passage this week: Genesis 25:21: And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wif...  Read More

This Sunday, we will continue our walk through James.Over these first five weeks of James, the wisdom has been in the context of the trials and testing of this secular (temporal) age.This morning, I want to make sure we remember to what end!The book of James is clear that these things are not meant to remain in the notebooks of our study. We must make the turn.We are meant to be animated by these ...  Read More

James 1:16-18: The Will and Word of our Good FatherOctober 11, 2026 James 1:16–18[16] Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. [17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. [18] Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creature...  Read More

James 1:12-15: Revealing LoveOctober 4, 2026 James 1:12–15[12] Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. [13] Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. [14] But each person is tempted whe...  Read More

This Sunday, we will read James 1:12–15[12] Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. [13] Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. [14] But each person is tempted when he is lured and e...  Read More

James 1:9-11: The Trial of Our PossessionsSeptember 27, 2026 James 1:9–11[9] Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, [10] and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. [11] For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. (ESV)...  Read More