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…]