Reframing Provision
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus makes some vivid claims about who He is and what He has come to do. In that, He also makes some bold claims about us. If He is the answer, the provision, the true bread, then we are merely recipients of His grace. As recipients of the great gift of salvation, this life becomes […]
Reframing Power
Pastor Jim Fikkert
John slips the story of Jesus walking on water into the narrative of the feeding of the 5,000. He does this to remind us that Jesus both cares about our smallest needs, but is also in control of the greatest powers. He is not bound by the same things we are, including time and chaos. […]
Reframing Need
Pastor Jim Fikkert
We all have needs, we were designed to. When God created the world, He created us to need food, rest, and purpose. When sin came into the world, we went out in an attempt to find all of these things without Him. In the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus brings us back to the source […]
Reframing Authority
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus answers the challenge of healing on the Sabbath with the claim that He is the Son of God. This authority means that He is the one who decides what is right and wrong, not them. He is the king over the universe, and He is the judge who will make final value judgments on […]
Costly Living
Pastor Jim Fikkert
What does it look like to live in response to grace? How can we grow in our appreciation for Christmas? The answer to both is the same: live your life with dependence on God. While that sounds simple, our default is to want to control the outcomes. The gospel is a motivation that allows us […]
The Cost to Us
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Their is a Cost to discipleship. While this cost comes on the heels of great reward, it nonetheless requires sacrifice. As we think through the value of the gift of Jesus Christ, we must consider what we would joyfully set aside with but a glimpse of the fullness of grace. What we would give up […]
The Cost of Christmas
Pastor Jim Fikkert
When we don’t recognize the cost paid for our salvation, we don’t value the gift of Christmas as we should. We look at Christmas through the eyes of the Apostle Peter, the OT prophets, and the angels, to help us see how great the gift of grace is. *the first 5 minutes of the sermon […]
Reframing Sabbath
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus heals the a man at the pool of Bethesda and then goes on to make a point about the purpose of the Sabbath. This sign points us to the real purpose of the law: to make much of the holiness of God and to shape us to be worshippers of His glory.
Reframing Faith
Pastor Jim Fikkert
An official comes to Jesus asking for help for his son and Jesus heals Him without anything more than a word. This is about much more than Jesus’ ability to heal the body, this sign is pointing us to the work of God to heal us through regeneration.
Reframing dignity
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Jesus and a Samaritan woman meet at a well…this sounds like the beginning of a Jewish love story, and in a way it is. Jesus is here to explain to this social outcast that she is loved by the God of the universe and has dignity based on His love for her.
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