Last Supper
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my […]
What is Jesus worth?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” | 1-2 As we enter back into Matthew we are doing it at the point when His teaching ministry has been […]
Time to start over // resolutions for 2016
Pastor Jim Fikkert
The end of the year gives us time to pause and reflect on what has been as well as where we go from here. Less of a new vision than a reminder, we look at Paul’s prayer for the young church in Colossae as a model for our plan for 2016.
All is Vanity
Pastor Jim Fikkert
As we finish the book of Ecclesiastes, the pundit puts an exclamation point on his main theme. This life is meaningless. As he has throughout the book, the pundit does not stay here. He uses this perspective on life to point us toward the one thing that is not vanity: a life lived for God. […]
The Circle of Life
Pastor Jim Fikkert
When all of the pessimism is laid aside, Ecclesiastes is a book about God. With all of the talk about our lives, our decisions, and our legacy, it is all meaningless apart from relationship with God. The pundit makes it clear to us that this life is not simply a cause and effect reality for […]
A New Rhythm #4
Pastor Jim Fikkert
This is the forth installment of the rhythm sermons from the pundit. In this one, the pundit gives more clarity to how we live out life in this world in our words and ways. He focuses on the battle that we face in this life and how to make sure that our weapons are sharpened […]
Living for Eternity
Pastor Jim Fikkert
One of the problems with postmodern culture is that it does not value what it throws away. In other words, we are often quick to purge things we deem invaluable without thinking through whether or not we have a something to replace what we have just removed. The pundit does not give us this option. […]
Who do you Think you can Trust?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
The pundit has established the need for Christians to control their natural inclination to become rigid in their interactions with the world. By loosening our postures, we are freed up to look for the ‘situational wisdom’ in every place we find ourselves. The pundit follows his treatise with some more specific direction on how we […]
Avoiding the Net
Pastor Jim Fikkert
The pundit gave us an overview of the benefits of being connected to God? The reality of this world doesn’t create a clean distinction. Righteous people suffer and Wicked people thrive. The reason for this is best described in a theological term: common grace. This means that God is working in all people through His […]
A New Rhythm #3
Pastor Jim Fikkert
We saw in chapter 3 that God makes a time for everything, forcing us to find meaning in even the things that seem completely unnecessary and even harsh from an earthly perspective. In this chapter the pundit helps us to place all of these varying ‘times’ into our decision-making process. In other words, there is […]
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