by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 25, 2015 | Weekly Words
My heart is glad that you are my father Adopted to you as sons and daughters And your love endures As you said it would, and my heart sings Teach me the sound of your voice With the faith to respond, to love you Teach me to follow you close With the faith you bestow,...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 20, 2015 | Weekly Words
Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.| Ecclesiastes 10.19 When you run across certain verses in Ecclesiastes it causes you to pause and ask: did the pundit really just say that? This is part of the reason why I like this...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 19, 2015 | Catechism
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...
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...
