Praying toward Humility
Pastor Jim Fikkert
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce […]
Does prayer even work?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
A few years ago, for the first time I can remember, there was a backlash against prayer. It was in the wake of the Paris nightclub attack, and specifically to the hashtag: #prayforparis (which was shared over 70 million times) . One of the writers for Charlie Hebdo, a Paris based publication (the victim of […]
The cultural mandate
Pastor Jim Fikkert
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over […]
In my place condemned He stood
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Last week there was a great deal of hubub about comments made by Bernie Sanders during the confirmation hearings of Russell Vought, a devout Christian and potential deputy White House budget director. If you want more info about the conversation, you can read about it and watch video here. The issue centered around an article […]
A royal hack job
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” And Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD […]
Saul’s legacy
Pastor Jim Fikkert
When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned he routed them. And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of […]
Playing the fool
Pastor Jim Fikkert
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became FOOLS, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and […]
Making sense of the covenants
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. | Hebrews 9:15 After service Sunday, someone asked me about why, in a sermon about the covenants, I […]
Imagination and Community
Pastor Jim Fikkert
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. | 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 I was reminded in a conversation over coffee this morning about a […]
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