by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Does not wisdom call?Does not understanding raise her voice?On the heights beside the way,at the crossroads she takes her stand;beside the gates in front of the town,at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: “To you, O men, I call,and my cry is to the children...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Some of the events of the last week have reminded me that Christians (and the Christian worldview) stand out as OTHER to the world around us. This is not a surprise (or a new revelation), though it can feel a bit shocking. When people are treating the things that we...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. | 1 Corinthians 8:8–9 As we looked at the text in Mark 7 last week, the...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
This Sunday, pastor Andrew preached on the feeding of the five thousand and used this miracle to push back on the modern mantra: you are enough. The disciples were never going to be able to afford to feed the people gathered. They were not going to get very far with 5...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our...
