by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 13, 2015 | Weekly Words
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...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 12, 2015 | Catechism
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 // God...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 6, 2015 | Catechism
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;...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 4, 2015 | Weekly Words
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...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 29, 2015 | Catechism
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...
