Why we pray
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Last night I gathered together with my Community Group to have our ‘Christmas in Community’ celebration. This year, instead of a church-wide Christmas Eve celebration, we chose to gather together in the same small groups we meet with regularly, to celebrate the Incarnation. We read Scripture, we sang songs, and we prayed together as a […]
Just a little PEACE
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will […]
Christmas Sunday
Pastor Jim Fikkert
On Sunday, December 25, 2016, we will be gathering together as a church in the same way we do every Sunday. I have had numerous conversations about this both in person and on social media, and so have many others as evidence by the numerous blogs and articles written on it. Here are a few: […]
ADVENT 2016 // COMPETING NARRATIVES
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long. As we finished up the book of Obadiah this weekend, we looked at the […]
Suffering in Community
Derek Fekkes
How do you respond to suffering? Most of us attempt to cope with suffering by turning either to apathy, escapism, or bitterness. My go-to is apathy. I see many others turning to escapism and bitterness. But the fact is that these responses do more harm than good. Sure, they might help us endure rough patches […]
American Heresies
Derek Fekkes
The term “gospel-centered” is certainly overused, but I contend that it still has great value, at least as a concept. And that is because of the rampant presence of distortions to the central Christian message–“God saves sinners”–that exist in America, and within the American church. New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s book Bad Religion: How […]
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