First Mennonite Church May 29, 2022 Imitating the Cloud of Faithful Witnesses Text: Hebrews 11:1-7 Today, I want to conclude this series in the Letter to the Hebrews. As I have said time and time again, the author of this letter compares the Christian faith journey to Israel’s wilderness journey to the Promised Land. This … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 22, 2022 Greater Promises Come with Greater Cost In the last two Sundays, I have been saying that the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews compares the Christian life to Israel’s wilderness journey. Two main points in this comparison are the difficulty there was in the wilderness journey and the … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 15, 2022 Introductory Passage: Hebrews 1:1-4 Jesus, Greater than Moses Let us, once again, remember the vivid comparison the writer to the Hebrews makes as he writes his “brief word of exhortation.” The writer sees a striking parallel between Israel’s wilderness journey and the Christian life, following Jesus. Therefore, in his … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 8, 2022 A Brief Word of Exhortation Introductory Text: Hebrews 2:1-9 Today, we will begin a new series in the Letter to the Hebrews. But, before we get into it, let me make a clarification, so we will understand my approach to this series. Hebrews, is not so much a letter, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 1, 2022 Called and Commissioned Yet Again Text: John 21:1-19 Last Sunday, we saw the restoration of Thomas, the one who demanded to touch Jesus in order to believe he was alive. Today, we will be looking at Peter’s restoration. Throughout Peter’s time with Jesus, he had been rash and brash, … [Read more…]