by Derek Fekkes | Mar 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 At the heart of Christianity is a coming to Christ, or more specifically, coming to God in...
by Derek Fekkes | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1...
by Derek Fekkes | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re currently preaching through 1 Corinthians 12-14, the main biblical passage on spiritual gifts. There is lots of confusion about spiritual gifts today, just as there was among the Corinthians that Paul is writing to. Part of this confusion is that we tend to...
by Derek Fekkes | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
During this time of year, I thank God that the gospel is more than sentimental. That the gospel of Christ—born, living, crucified, and risen for sinners like me–is true, in the truest sense, and that its power and effectiveness is not in “all the feels” it...
by Derek Fekkes | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
It is important to realize that membership and ministry in a local church means playing the long game. We will miss much of the fruit of God’s purposes for the church–and our lives–if we don’t take a long-term view, and instead remove ourselves as soon as...
