First Mennonite Church September 9, 2018 The Fruit of the Spirit: Generosity Mark 12:3-9; 12:41-45 The fruit of the Spirit we find in Galatians 5, verse 22. By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity . . . (NRSV). Generosity is in some versions translated “goodness.” But goodness … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church September 2, 2018 “Surrendering: A Hard Thing to Do” (By Steve Ratzlaff) Text: Jonah 1:1-17 I hope you don’t think for a minute that the story of Jonah is a fish story. No, here’s a story about a man who doesn’t want to do what God asks. Who won’t surrender … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 26, 2018 The Costliness of Kindness Texts: Galatians 5:22, Luke 10:25-37 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness . . . . Galatians 5:22. In the New Testament there is a group of words that are close in meaning. These words are: compassion, pity, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 19, 2018 Patience: A Reflection of God’s Character Texts: James 5:7-11; Galatians 5:22a, and Exodus 34:1-9 Galatians 5:22a The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience. . . . Patience is often defined as “waiting without complaint.” But this definition seems to imply that being patient … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 12, 2018 Discerning the Voice of God Text: John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 5, 2018 Peace Begins By Having Peace with God Texts: John 14:27; Romans 8:31-39 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace . . . (Gal. 5:22a). A World in Need of Peace. We live in a world in need of peace, which reflects the state of … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 29, 2018 Flying the Banner of Joy Text: 1Peter 1:3-9, Galatians 5:22a We will continue with our series on the fruit of the Spirit according to Paul in Galatians chapter five, verse 22. As we noticed, love is first in the list of fruit of the Spirit. Today we … [Read more…]
July 22, 2018 Pastor Romero was off this Sunday. No text of Sermon available for this Sunday.
First Mennonite Church July 15, 2018 The Fruit of the Spirit: Love John 14:15-7, 28; Galatians 5:22-23 Love might be one of the most misused and abused words in our language. You can find the word “love” everywhere! There are songs of love. Some people say they “love” cats more than dogs. Or, … [Read more…]