Advent 2020 // December 4
Debbie Schwab
God Creates for a Purpose Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11 What is the purpose of life? This question has perplexed philosophers, dignitaries, and bums alike. It is the question that underlies each and every […]
Advent 2020 // December 3
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Order The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. Proverbs 3.19-20 There has been a tendency for Christianity and Science to be at odds with each other. Throughout history, the church has made the […]
Advent 2020 // December 2
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Perfectly For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. 1 Timothy 4.4-5 God created the whole world. When He created it, He did not create good things and bad things. […]
HOPE
Pastor Jim Fikkert
A LIGHT bright enough to shine back In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.| John 1.1-3 In order to experience the […]
Advent 2020 // December 1
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Out of Nothing By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Hebrews 11.3 Human beings have the instinctive ability to be creative. You create by replicating the example set by the Creator. The difference […]
What is normal?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. | John 1:16 Over the last few months, I have found myself wanting things to go back to normal. I know that I am not alone. As I pondered this desire, it has led me to question what normal is. If we define normal […]
Don’t Waste your Pandemic
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog called NOT IDEAL. The purpose of this was to place our current struggles into the eternal plan of God and to give a focus for the discomfort we were all feeling. My hope was that we would not let the suffering overwhelm or define us. I wrote: We […]
11.22 Pastoral Prayer
Communion Church
Father, Thank you for giving us your written Word so that we can know you, your character and your high-level purposes. Thank you that your Word and your Spirit equip us with the knowledge, conviction and hope needed to move forward and navigate our broken selves and the broken world around us. Thank you for […]
Changing the question
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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, insults, hardships, persecutions, and […]
The path forward
Pastor Jim Fikkert
On Sunday, governor Inslee put forward new restrictions for Washington State, which includes guidance for churches. For those who have not seen it yet, here it is: Religious Services are limited to 25 percent of indoor occupancy limits, or no more than 200 people, whichever is fewer. Congregation members/attendees must wear facial coverings at all […]
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