by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. | 1 Corinthians 15:17–19 As we...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
We continue to work our way through the confession point by point, this week working through chapters on worship, marriage, oaths, and the church. As we do, we find a few places that need additional clarification. Listen up, it gets a bit dicey around the antichrist...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
We got back to working through the LBC 1689 last week, covering chapters 19-21. The chapters focus on understanding the use of the law in our lives and how grace and law work together in God’s plan of redemption. As a reminder, we are working our way through the...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
[24] So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” | Matthew 27:24 On Sunday, Andrew preached on Jesus...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to...