by Derek Fekkes | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
I began this Sunday’s sermon by asking everyone to consider their view of God’s attitude towards them in their sin. How does God see and receive us in our sin, guilt and shame? Is he shaking his head in frustration? Throwing up his hands in disbelief that you failed...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Part of the reason we experience relational division is that we do not have a biblical understanding of ourselves and how sin affects us. To this end, there are two biblical passages that we could use to always keep in mind. The first, we covered this past Sunday: But...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 We ended our short series on church planting this past Sunday, and I closed the service...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Somebody asked me recently, “What can I do to serve the church?” I know others are also wondering what roles they can fill in the church. This is a wonderful desire, and such an encouraging thing for a pastor to hear. I am thankful that there is a conviction that the...
by Derek Fekkes | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Something which I have great personal interest in, and to which I devote some thought and study, but don’t get much outlet for are the twin subjects of apologetics and Christian worldview. Apologetics has to do with making reasoned arguments for the Christian faith....
by Derek Fekkes | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! (Psalm 95:1-2) In preaching through the Bible, the theme...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Many of you reading this know that we are looking into expanding our sanctuary by pushing the wall that divides it from the fellowship hall east, leaving a short hallway entrance into the sanctuary along the east wall. We have been pretty full Sunday mornings, and...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday, we considered Psalm 96. This psalm is a call to do two things: 1) to sing joyfully to God, and 2) to tell of the glory of God. In other words, worship and evangelism. But we’re not just talking about formal activities in the life of the church. We’re...
by Derek Fekkes | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The theme of our sermon series through Ruth and Esther is God’s providence. Our series title comes from Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” This and numerous other...
by Derek Fekkes | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
For our Easter gathering yesterday, we looked at 1 Peter 1:3-9, where Peter speaks in heightened, celebratory, exuberant terms about the salvation that God has secured in Jesus. But the thrust of the sermon was to notice that Peter’s fascination and joy does not stop...
