by Derek Fekkes | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
If I had the opportunity to plead with you to make one resolution this new year, it would be that if you’re not already in a healthy church, find one and commit to it. I can’t think of a life change that offers more significant and more lasting benefits. So let me...
by Derek Fekkes | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you attended a church service on Christmas Eve, you likely heard John 1:14, which begins, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us…” And if you heard a sermon on this verse, you likely learned that John is referring to Jesus as “The Word.” In doing so, John is...
by Derek Fekkes | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
A couple of Sundays ago, we looked at 1 Peter 1:6-8, where God, through Peter, calls us to view our suffering and trials in a radically different way than we are accustomed: In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
There are three convictions that largely guide me in life and ministry: God is to be greatly feared. As in, he should be the weightiest and most significant thing in our lives. God is to be greatly enjoyed. As in, life’s greatest and most-lasting joys and satisfaction...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve been reflecting on evil a lot lately. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, our sermon text forced us to consider the death penalty. Without commenting here on what the Bible has to say about capital punishment, I recognize in myself some natural opposition to the...
