The Spirit in Trinity
Pastor Jim Fikkert
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. | John 14.26 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the […]
The Commission
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” | 19-20 The Great Commission is Jesus […]
The Resurrection
Pastor Jim Fikkert
“Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; […]
The Lifeless Body
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure […]
The Sacrificial Lamb
Pastor Jim Fikkert
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy […]
The Suffering Servant
Pastor Jim Fikkert
“He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” | 42-43 There is not a […]
Jesus on Trial
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” | 64 As Jesus stands before Caiaphas, He is asked the question: ‘are you the Christ, the Son of God?’ Rather […]
Repentance
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders | 3 In the story of Peter’s denial we saw the miraculous grace and mercy of God toward His people; His faithfulness in spite of ours. We get […]
Denial
Pastor Jim Fikkert
And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. | 75 One of the things that makes the sacrifice of Jesus such a shock is the people that He dies for. As Romans 5 reminds us: For while we were still […]
Jesus in the Garden
Pastor Jim Fikkert
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” | 39 As the time approaches for Jesus to be killed he retreats to a garden with some of his closest friends. […]
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