First Mennonite Church November 29, 2020 Conversion: Improved or Completely Changed Texts: Acts 9:1-9; Philippians 3:4-10 Today I want to conclude my sermon series from the book of Acts. We will start December with a short series for the month on the general theme of God’s light: A people walking in darkness have seen a … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 22, 2020 Conversion of a Missionary and a Gentile Text: Acts 10:34-43 For many of us who have been reading and hearing sermons on the same gospel stories for a long time, finding new meaning or discovering new treasures in them can be a little more challenging. The story of Peter … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 15, 2020 Explaining the Silent Lamb to Others Text: Acts 8:26-40 In Acts 6, we are told that Philip is one of the seven deacons called to help distribute food to the poor among the community of disciples. In the beginning of chapter eight, we are told that a “severe persecution … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 8, 2020 For the Sake of the Name, Neither Fight nor Flight Text: Acts 5:17-42 Chapter five of Acts begins with a really sad and sort of scary story. Ananias and Sapphira were caught in their dishonesty. They wanted to pretend being selfless about their giving to the church, when in … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 1, 2020 Guiding Principles from the Early Church Text: Acts 2:41-47; 4:32-37 Here we have two snapshots of what the Christian community looked like in its very early stage. These two brief descriptions are plain and easy to understand. But the question is, are those descriptions about the early church prescriptive … [Read more…]