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...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 26, 2018 | Weekly Words
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Mar 21, 2018 | Weekly Words
Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love,...
