by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 11, 2018 | Weekly Words
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 3, 2018 | Weekly Words
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jun 27, 2018 | Weekly Words
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. | Psalm 33:8–9 I was at the store the other day...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 29, 2018 | Weekly Words
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. | Psalm 2.12b Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | Psalm 16.1–2 Last Sunday, we said that the...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 15, 2018 | Weekly Words
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you. | 1 Peter 5:6 On Sunday, the Psalmist (Psalm 1) drove a sharp distinction between the way of God and the way of the wicked. The way of the wicked is not as wicked...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | May 2, 2018 | Weekly Words
This week, we had the privilege of baptizing four people, all of whom are children of believers. This coming week, we will be doing our parent covenant ceremony, in which parents (and the church) commit to raising children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. In a...
