by Derek Fekkes | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday, I preached from Mark 13, where Jesus is warning his disciples of suffering and persecution to come. At one point, he tells them, But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4) This past Sunday I preached on Mark 12:35-37, and briefly pointed out something Jesus says almost as an aside, but something that...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
As you likely know, Governor Inslee issued a host of new restrictions Sunday (11/15). The context for these is a surge in coronavirus cases around the state. Locally, cases are also surging, with another outbreak at Josephine Caring Community. The restrictions are,...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
You’ve heard the saying: missing the forest for the trees. It means being so focused on the details that you miss the big picture. It means one can be right about many small details—about a project, issue, or task—but miss what matters most. This is not to say that...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I preached on prayer from Mark 11:22-26. The text begins: “And Jesus answered them, ‘Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but...
by Derek Fekkes | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:16 I had three different believers make three very strong, yet very different comments to me this week, all relating to the...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6) I was recently involved in a fatal car collision, when an oncoming motorcycle crossed into the...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
“until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind...
