by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
We need to (regularly) calibrate our hearts, tuning them to be directed to the Creator, our magnetic north. It is crucial for us to recognize that our ultimate loves, longings, desires, and cravings are learned. And because love is a habit, our hearts are calibrated...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word....
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Grady came and shared with us about how mission life does not always go as expected. This is a little bit different from the usual missionary highlight reel, as he opened up candidly about some of his struggles and how it can be very difficult to understand why...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in...
