by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you. | Psalm 42:5–6a Yesterday, I wrote a post on lament. I was thinking...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children,...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground. Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, Show us the Father’?Do you not believe that I am...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All...
