First Mennonite Church November 28, 2021 “Be Careful What You Wish For!” Text 1Samuel 8:1-22 What we saw happened with the children of Eli was also repeated with the children of Samuel. They did not follow the way of their father. The difference this time was that Samuel’s children were not serving together with him … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 21, 2021 Giving Thanks for God’s Wonderful Works Text: Psalm 107:1-32 Today we are celebrating our Thanksgiving Sunday, as we call the Sunday of the week of Thanksgiving Day. And obviously, central in this celebration is having a spirit of gratitude and thankfulness. Thanksgiving should be a moment to pause and … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 14, 2021 A Difficult Situation for Eli and Samuel Text: 1Samuel 3:8-21 I would like for us to go back to the story we considered last Sunday. It was the story of young Samuel hearing his name being called three times, but did not you who was calling him. This story … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 7, 2021 Do You Know When God Speaks? Text: 1Samuel 3:1-10 You might remember that Verizon commercial where it says, “Can you hear me now?” I know sometimes even I have had to ask this question to the person on the other end of the phone line, when there is a … [Read more…]