First Mennonite Church March 23, 2014 Profile of Wholehearted Devotion: Caleb Texts: Numbers 13: 26-33; 14:20-24 Numbers 13: 26-33 26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 16, 2014 Profile of a Needy of God’s Redeeming Grace: Naomi Text: Ruth 1: 19-22 19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” 20 “Don’t call me Naomi” … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 9, 2014 Text: Genesis 50: 15-21 God With Us: The Profile of Joseph 15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 2, 2014 Profile of a Checkered Character in the Hands of a Faithful God: Jacob Text: Genesis 32:22-32 The same night he (Jacob) got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 32:23 He took them and sent them … [Read more…]