by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
How did the Bible go from being a letter to one church to a document possessed by numerous churches? How did God keep a written document from being lost to history? Dr Mark Ward walks us through the complex issues of textual criticism to show us why we can be...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Bible is under trial these days, not because of what it says (that is a different conversation), but based on what it is. How can a book represent the God of the universe? If people were involved in its writing, how do we know that it was not tampered with and...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. | John 20:30–31 As we...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses,...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
This Sunday we worked through a Salvation History Psalm. These are Psalms where the main content of the song is a re-telling of God’s work in His plan of salvation. These Psalms are recognizing the means by which God has revealed Himself to His people; how we...
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...
