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Pastor Jim Fikkert
November 19, 2015

Catechism // Question 11 &12

Q. 11 // What are God’s works of providence? A // God’s works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preservation and control of all his creatures, and all their actions. Psalms 145:17; Psalms 104:24; Hebrews 1:3; Nehemiah 9:6; Ephesians 1:19-22; Psalms 36:6; Proverbs 16:33; Matthew 10:30 Q. 12 // What special act […]

November 13, 2015

Question your Motives

When I was in high school I got a job doing landscaping. We mowed some large lawns that were built and maintained like a golf course. One of the things I learned how to do is cut lawns in those perfectly crosshatched parallels lines. The secret to this is always looking at where you are […]

November 12, 2015

Catechism // Questions 9 &10

Q // What is the work of creation? A // The work of creation is the making by God of all things from nothing, by his powerful word, in the space of six days, and all very good. Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:6, 9; Hebrews 11:3 Gen 1:31 Q // How did God create man? A […]

November 6, 2015

Catechism // Questions 7 & 8

Q.7  // What are the decrees of God? A  // The decrees of God are his eternal plan, according to the purpose of his will, by which, for his own glory, he has foreordained whatever comes to pass; yet in such a manner as to be in no way the author of sin. Psalm 33.11; […]

November 4, 2015

Cliques and narrow-minded thinking

Just after the 2004 election, I was having a discussion with one of my co-workers in Bellingham. He was obviously upset about the re-election of George W. Bush and could not come to terms with the fact that W had won. The reason for his frustration finally became clear when he blurted out: I have […]

October 29, 2015

Catechism // Questions 5 & 6

Q5 // Are there more Gods than one? A // There is only one God, the living and true God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 45:21-22; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 Jeremiah 10:10; John 17:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 John 5:20 Q6 // How many persons are there in the Godhead? A // There are three persons […]

October 22, 2015

Catechism // Question 4

Q. 4 // What is God? A // God is a Spirit[a],  infinite[b], eternal[c], and unchangeable[d] in his being[e], wisdom[f], power[g], holiness[h], justice[i], goodness[j], and truth[k]. [a]. Deu 4:15-19; Luk 24:39; John 1:18; John 4:24; Acts 17:29 [b]1 Ki 8:27; Psa 139:7-10; Psa 145:3; Psa 147:5; Jer 23:24; Rom 11:33-36 [c]. Deu 33:27; Psa 90:2; […]

October 15, 2015

Catechism // Question 3

Q. 3 // What do the Scriptures principally teach? A // The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. Genesis 1:1; John 5:39; John 20:31; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 3:15 Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 119:105; Micah 6:8; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 When we come to […]

October 14, 2015

Be a Steward // Build a Legacy

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; […]

October 9, 2015

God hits pause

There is a bed in my office. That is not a metaphorical statement, nor is it a comment on my laziness; rather, I am making the observation that currently, where my chairs usually are, I have a cot set up for people to sleep on. This is because we are hosting families in our basement […]

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