What is the Gospel?
Pastor Derek Fekkes
Gospel is a word that is used throughout the Bible and in the everyday speech of Christians. It is also a term that is easily misunderstood, redefined, and confused. It is important for us to be absolutely clear on what the good news of the gospel is, because from this flows the rest of our […]
Love Your Enemies
Pastor Derek Fekkes
When Jesus tells us to love our enemies, He is doing much more than just asking us to have positive feelings toward the majority of people; He is challenging us to actively love the very people who are in opposition to us. How can we possibly do this?
1 Samuel 4 | Glory Has Departed From Israel
Pastor Derek Fekkes
The story shifts from the temple to the battlefield. Israel is in a losing effort against their enemies and so they call out for the ark to be brought to the battlefield. The reason that they do this is that all through their great victories in the desert and entering Canaan, the ark had gone […]
LOVE: Mary’s song
Pastor Derek Fekkes
The STORY | Luke 1:26-45 A young woman, a small town, an angelic visit, and a song. Mary was pledged to be married to a local carpenter in a forgotten rural town. Visited by an angel, she is told despite contrary circumstances she is “favored by God.” Furthermore, she will conceive a son who will […]
The Purpose of Freedom
Pastor Derek Fekkes
The Bible talks a lot about FREEDOM, but there is a big difference between our idea of freedom and God’s. The Oxford dictionary defines freedom as “The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” This is typical of the way we think about freedom: It’s about us […]