First Mennonite Church July 26, 2020 We Are God’s Beloved Text: Romans 8:18-39 Who are you? Is there something that defines who you are? Things like, being a farmer, an educator, engineer, preacher, a patient, etc.? We will come to these questions in a little bit. Taking from Paul’s words, at the beginning of our … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 19, 2020 Indebted for Christ’s Sake Text: Romans 1:14-17 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish 15 —hence my eagerness to proclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 12, 2020 Encourage One Another Text: Hebrews 10:19-25 We should recall that the Letter to the Hebrews was addressed to a Christian community in severe crisis. The letter was addressed to a well-established church. These Christians were, at least, second generation followers of Christ (Heb. 2:3-4), who had been baptized and … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 5, 2020 Life in the Resurrection Luke 20: 27-40 According to Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is always arguing and discussing Torah teachings with the scribes or Pharisees. Once again, this is obvious here by the introductory phrase: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us . . . .” This time, Jesus is being tested … [Read more…]