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…]