First Mennonite Church November 20, 2016 A Time To Give Thanks Exodus 15:1-3 Today, my presentation will be very brief, but I would like to invite you to share something for which you are grateful to the Lord. Today is our Thanksgiving Day service, so let us make it a day to give thanks to … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 13, 2016 The Seriousness of Sin and the Pricelessness of Grace Text: 2Samuel 12:1-15a; Ephesians 2:1-10 There is a larger background to Nathan and David story, which could help us get the whole picture. In chapter 11 of 2Samuel, we read the story of David and Bathsheba. The story is that … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 6, 2016 Story: The Syrophoenician Woman Text: Matthew 15:21-28 21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 30, 2016 Introduction: Today I want to start a new sermon series. This time I want to work on several well-known Bible stories. As you well know, the beauty in the biblical stories lies in the non-sanitized accounts of ordinary men and women. These stories are simple, direct and in many … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 23, 2016 Followers of Jesus Have Dual Citizenship (Some have more but not less) Texts: Luke 22: 24-27, Psalm 33 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 16, 2016 Worship in Daily Life Text: 1Corinthinas 10:23-11:1 Today, I want to conclude the series on worship. As we have been reminded, worship is an act we direct towards something or someone. In the context of our faith worship is directed towards God. The Bible is not only abundantly clear … [Read more…]