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...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3 This past Sunday we finished our series on politics by looking at poverty. It is an admittedly difficult topic to address no matter how you...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Throughout the summer, we will be doing one service at 10:30. If the weather cooperates, we will meet outside. If weather is poor, we will meet inside. No need to RSVP at this point. When we are outside, you may bring your own chairs/blankets, but we will also have...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recently preached on Christian unity from Romans 14, and one phrase in verse 5 has stuck with me as incredibly relevant in this cultural moment of Covid-19, tensions over racism, and broader political divisions: “Each one should be fully convinced I his own mind.”...
