The Power of Weakness
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 […]
Knowing God
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 know that God is God. When people ask […]
A different kind of story
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 the joy that was set […]
imprecation and RESIST
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 give thought to do what […]
A burden we cannot bear
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 and I passed a little […]
A path to joy
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 trip will be, how […]
Questions and answers
Pastor Jim Fikkert
“You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that […]
The Hagar Option
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 Psalmist reframes the major conflict of this world from Us vs. Them […]
Humility and exaltation
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 as we […]
The purpose of children
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 sense, we scheduled these backwards, as the […]
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