by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Everyone wants to be joyful. The question is: how do we get there? This world offers us a multitude of options, from stuff to experiences, but none of these create lasting joy. As a matter of fact, most of their power is in the expectation of joy: how great the next...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
“You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 29, 2018 | Weekly Words
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. | Psalm 2.12b Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | Psalm 16.1–2 Last Sunday, we said that the...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 15, 2018 | Weekly Words
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you. | 1 Peter 5:6 On Sunday, the Psalmist (Psalm 1) drove a sharp distinction between the way of God and the way of the wicked. The way of the wicked is not as wicked...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 2, 2018 | Weekly Words
This week, we had the privilege of baptizing four people, all of whom are children of believers. This coming week, we will be doing our parent covenant ceremony, in which parents (and the church) commit to raising children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. In a...
