First Mennonite Church February 17, 2019 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: A Model of Honest Conversation Text: John 4: 1-42 Who is this woman? Her name is not given, but there is a lot of clues that can give us a good portrait of who she is. Her going to the well at noontime suggests … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church February 10, 2019 “Nicodemus and His Quest for Faith” Text: John 3:1-21 Today and next Sunday, we will be looking at two characters in the gospel of John. Today we will be looking at Nicodemus, whose name literally means the “Conqueror of people or for the people” and next Sunday we will … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church February 3, 2019 The Bible and I Texts: Nehemiah 8:1-12 ; Luke 4:16-30 The Scripture readings for today represent two different responses from worshipers upon hearing Scripture being read to them. The Nehemiah passage has a larger background story. It began when Nehemiah was in Babylon as the result of the Jews … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 27, 2019 The Temptation of Securing Self and Accomplishment Matthew 4:1-11; Deuteronomy 30:11-20 There is a high cost in choosing life, freedom, and prosperity according to God’s definition in Deuteronomy 28, 29, and 30. In Deuteronomy, Moses urged the Israelites to choose life, to choose blessings, yet the way they were … [Read more…]