First Mennonite Church June 2, 2024 The Conversion of Saul Text: Acts 9: 1-19 As we can remember, Saul appears in the biblical stage at the end of Acts, seven, guarding the coats of those who brutally killed Steven. In chapter eight, Saul turns from a passive antagonist to an aggressive persecutor of the followers … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 26, 2024 Phillip and the Eunuch Acts 8:26-40 Last Sunday, we saw Phillip doing ministry in Samaria, which lies north of Jerusalem. Today, we will see him being sent by an angel of the Lord to “go south on the desert road that goes to Gaza.” This desert road between Jerusalem … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 19, 2024 Acts 8 The Persecution Begins Text: Acts 8:1-25 In Acts chapter six, Luke tells of the first internal problem the community of believers experienced. There were complaints of uneven distribution of food among the widows in the group. The widows of Gentile background were not getting the same attention … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 12, 2024 The Cost of Obeying God instead of Human Authority Acts 5 Our focus text for today is from verse 27 to verse 42. However, to better understand the circumstances of the incident described in our passage, we will read the whole of chapter five. Read the chapter God’s powerful … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 5, 2024 Healing of the Body and Soul Text: Acts 3:1-4:4 As you can notice, our passage is extensive, so I will break it into three major sections: a) the healing of the lame man. B) Peter’s second sermon, and c) the result of Peter’s preaching. According to Cornelius a Lapide, … [Read more…]