Forgiveness
Pastor Jim Fikkert
So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. V. 35 Even though we know it is something that God has called us to do, forgiveness is hard. In this passage Jesus doesn’t tell us to ignore it when someone sins against […]
Faith
Pastor Jim Fikkert
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you. V.20 After the disciples fail to cast out […]
Transfiguration
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Just after Jesus has given them a new perspective of success in this world, He decides to giveHis disciples a picture of glory. As He goes up on the mountain to pray He is transfigured. This means that He can be seen in His glorified body. The disciples see Jesus in a way that confirms, […]
Dying to Live
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus describes His death to the disciples in a more complete way then He ever has before and they are shocked. It isn’t just that they don’t want Him to suffer, but their entire understanding of His kingship is based on His authoritative rule. Their hope is built on His power. Jesus rebukes Peter because […]
Jesus Builds His Church
Pastor Jim Fikkert
There is a narrative that has become popular that describes the church as a human industrial response to the concept of God. It gives credit to the Catholic Church or Constantine or the Middle Ages to making something that replaces God’s original plan. We can see here that the church was very much created by […]
Incarnation // LOVE
Pastor Jim Fikkert
A light bright enough to provide warmth | LOVE | John 1.9-13 | Jim Fikkert The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own […]
Incarnation // PEACE
Pastor Jim Fikkert
A Light bright enough to outshine darkness | PEACE | John 1.4-5 | Jim Fikkert In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Incarnation // HOPE
Pastor Jim Fikkert
A Light bright enough to shine back | HOPE | John 1.1-3 | Jim Fikkert In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was […]
Jesus Warns
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Being Christians in the world is not an easy task. The Christian life forces us to be discerning; we have to not just be reactionary, but wise. Too often Christians are known for being gullible: connect the name of Jesus to it, put a cross on it and you can sell it to the church. […]
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