Day: December 2, 2025

A Peculiar People by Pastor Caley Ortman. Biblical Text: 2Timothy 1:1-14. The text for this sermon is unavailable.

First Mennonite Church November 23, 2025 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Last Sunday, we considered the parable of the Lost Sheep. It is part of Jesus’ larger teaching about pastoral care and church life. In that very same teaching session, Jesus gives a step-by-step process on how to deal “when a … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church Sunday, November 16, 2025 The Parable of the Lost Sheep Text: Matthew 18:10-14 This parable also appears in Luke 15. And, there are slight differences between Matthew’s and Luke’s account and purposes for this parable. (Read also Luke 15:1-7).   For our information, this parable also appears in the Gospel of Thomas. … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church November 9, 2025 Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast Text: Matthew 13:31-35 We should remember that before Jesus began to tell parables about the kingdom of heaven, he had already spoken about the kingdom of heaven or of God some 14 times. Thus, we might wonder: what must have gone … [Read more…]