by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 28, 2017 | Weekly Words
[5] Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. [12] Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience....
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 14, 2017 | Weekly Words
Much of the process of figuring out what is true and fake in this world is finding a constant to measure against. Without a basis, we really have no way to ever settle on fact. CS Lewis explores this idea in his essay: Religion: Reality or Substitute? His premise in...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 1, 2017 | Weekly Words
In the story that we looked at Sunday, we saw God not only force the statue of the Philistine god Dagon to bow, but He also removed the head and arms of the idol to reveal its true nature. The point was: the Creator is not okay with us worshiping His creation. All of...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Feb 15, 2017 | Weekly Words
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. | John 10:27 This Sunday we looked at the story of God calling Samuel to be His prophet in 1 Samuel 3 (sermon is here). As God calls him, Samuel is confused by the voice he hears. He keeps responding to Eli,...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jan 13, 2017 | Weekly Words
I have watched (and listened) to a few things over the last week that touch on the current notion of purpose. Specifically, the struggle that many are having with a life that feels meaningless, undirected, and utterly purposeless. This feeling causes people to lose...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jan 10, 2017 | Weekly Words
Scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” | 2 Peter 3.3-4...
