First Mennonite Church May 26, 2019 God in the Book of Job (Part III) Text: Job 2:11-13; 3:1-3, 11-13, 20-26; 4:1-9 Today, I will conclude our three-part series on Job. As I said last Sunday, the story of Job does not respond to the question of why the innocent suffers. But the story allows us … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 19, 2019 The God in the Book of Job (Part II) Job 16: 1-22 In 2004, I was in Heredia, Costa Rica, teaching for a week for SEMILLA, the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary. In Costa Rica there is a time in the year when you can almost set your clock at … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 12, 2019 God in the Book of Job (Part I) Text: Job 1:1-2:10 In my last two sermons I spoke about our need to seek God and of the power of his presence. For today, I could have chosen to speak about God’s sovereignty or righteousness or wisdom and there would … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 5, 2019 Living in the Presence of God Psalm 139:1-12; Proverbs 15: 3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (Proverbs 15: 3) Among the pillars of the Christian confession is that God never changes, that he is almighty, and that he is … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 28, 2019 Seeking God Texts: Isaiah 55:6-9, Hebrews 11:1-6 From the very beginning, God has been the greatest seeker of humankind. In Genesis we read of God seeking Adam and Eve after they had eaten the forbidden fruit. Later in the book, we find God coming to see what humans were … [Read more…]