First Mennonite Church July 27, 2025 It Is Fitting to Praise the Lord Text: Psalm 147 Psalm 147 is part of the closing theme of the book of Psalms. It is one of five praise songs called the Hallel Psalms. The word “Hallelu-yah,” literally means “Praise the Lord” in Hebrew. Praise is the closing theme … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 20, 2025 God Stands with Us in the Darkness Text: Psalm 88; Mark 15:33-41 If Psalm 23 is not only the most familiar psalm in the Bible but also the most comforting and reassuring of the Psalms, and if Psalm 100 is the most joyous of all, Psalm 88 is the … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 13, 2025 The Joy of God’s Forgiveness Text: Psalm 32:1-7 We use euphemisms to soften the bluntness of some words. We say, “hard of hearing” for deafness, “visually impaired” for blindness. Or we say, “when time comes for me to go,” meaning, when I die. For some terrible acts, we speak … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 6, 2025 A God Who Cares for You Text: Psalm 8:1-5 What is man, meaning, what are human beings? This question has busied the minds of philosophers and intellectuals from time immemorial. Some say man is a thinking being or a political animal, or, as René Descartes concluded, “I think, therefore … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 29, 2025 Lessons from Desert Moments Text: Psalm 63 David’s cry to God, “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you,” reveals the intensity of a desperate situation in his life. It could be that you have had the literal experience of intense thirst sometime. Hiking … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church of Paso Robles June 22, 2025 Text: 1Tessalonians 5:12-24 12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each … [Read more…]
June 15, 2025. Casting a Vision for FMC: Outreach and Service in the Name of Jesus My dear brothers and sisters, we are fully aware of the obvious about our calling: to reach out to others with the message and love of our Lord, Jesus Christ. So today, I want us to brainstorm, discern, and … [Read more…]
June 8, 2025 Casting a Vision for Community Life at FMC Mark 3:13, 14; Matthew 28:16-20 In Matthew’s report of Jesus’ last interaction with the remaining 11 disciples, he commissioned them to make disciples. Here at FMC we have the task of making disciples for the Lord. It is a call not only for missionaries, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 1, 2025 The Mission Statement for FMC: To worship God and to grow in Christ with the purpose of sharing the gospel to all, in both words and deeds. Let us declare it; let us embrace it. And now, let us cast a vision for the life and ministry of FMC … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 25, 2025 Defining a Mission Statement for FMC The goal for us today is to define the mission statement for our congregation. The mission statement has the purpose of laying down the general framework of what we believe is God’s will for us. This is not only important for us as … [Read more…]