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Finding focus in career

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Finding focus in career – the example of Jesus

How do we find focus in our (life) career? Often we experience hardships, setbacks and frustrations in life and work. Main challenge seems to be finding focus, avoiding what is unnecessary and keeping motivation. If we cannot avoid difficulties, does it help to fight them? Or do we rather need these, in order to become fruitful? There is a great example in Jesus Christ. What made him to endure and to continue? What he did, he did because of the joy set before him. That’s why he endured the cross and scorned its shame, the Bible says. That’s why He is not just an example, He really can help us out, when we experience failures and setbacks.

This Sunday we reflect on the example of Jesus, what we learn from him in coping with difficulties and finding focus in our career (based on the Scripture texts Philippians 2: 5-11 and Hebr. 12: 1-3). Discover how to follow him in day-to-day decisions whatever your life career represents.

Welcome in de International Christian Fellowship (ICF) – Delft, in the English spoken church service on Sunday 7 May, 12.15 hrs in the Génestet church, Oude Delft 102.

After the service we will have our monthly ‘potluck fellowship meal’, a great opportunity to ‘eat and meet’!

Pastor Niek Tramper

work that is meaningful!

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How can I be sure that my work is meaningful?

Do you believe that your study/work is meaningful? Whether you think about your job, or search for a job, or invest in your family, it is difficult, when you experience hardships, set backs and frustrations! How to be sure that it all makes sense in the end? Can you believe that fruits are lasting? And how to be sure that –after all- death is not the end of everything?

It is important to search for a meaningful life and a transformed world. But what actually are good reasons for it? And there is an important reason for it: The apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians (ch. 15) gives moving arguments how we can be sure that our work is not in vain. The main reason he gives is: the resurrection of Christ from the dead. There are compelling reasons to believe that and if this is true, then there is a real perspective for our life and our work: although we will experience that it is very incomplete, and we had hoped to do much better, it still finds a place in God’s new world, and it will be complete, transformed by his grace!

This is the last sermon in the series ‘Christian@work’. Welcome in the ICF-service, Sunday 30 April, 12.15 hrs in de Génestetchurch, Oude Delft 102.

Going Home

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Go back to your first exitement about Jesus. What‘s left of it? What do you need to feel alive again, to keep alive the hope of faith in Jesus? Probably the same as two close friends of Jesus, travelling to their hometown Emmaus on the first day of Easter:  the reassurance that Jesus really is alive! Two friends of Jesus were on their way home to a town called Emmaus. They were sad and confused because of what happened with Jesus in Jerusalem. Contrary to their expectations, he was killed. And worse: his body disappeared from the tomb. This famous Easter Story is about hope, dreams and expectations. And about disappointments in life. Welcome on Sunday in our church, where we continue to celebrate Easter!

Cornerstone of Christian faith

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Jesus’ alive – impossible to believe?

How is it possible to believe that somebody rises from the dead? Rationally and scientifically it seems impossible. However, there are many reliable witnesses that Jesus, who gave himself into the cruellest death at the cross, was raised from the dead and is alive indeed. You may trust them: He is a real and trustworthy Savior. He is able to change what nobody can change. How can we believe that He is going to establish his reign of peace in this turbulent and violent world? See, hear reasons to be convinced!

Welcome for celebrating Easter, the festival of the risen Lord! Easter Sunday 16 April, Génestetchurch, 12 hrs 15. Welcome also to invite friends and colleagues to join the service.

Pastor Niek Tramper

Is there a higher power that controls your life?

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Does the course of events in your life sometimes surprise you? Does that have to do with some kind of guidance from God? This Sunday (April 2nd) we read a story from the Bible, where people around Jesus face a surprising twist. How do we get to know Jesus here? Does that affect your life if you want to follow him? Welcome on Sunday in the service.