First Mennonite Church January 11, 2026 The Parable of The Sheep and the Goats Text: Matthew 25:31-46 The parable of The Sheep and the Goats is particularly in the mind of do-gooders. They feel reassured that their practical expressions of love for the poor, the less fortunate, and all who could count as “the least … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 4, 2026 The parable of the Talents Text: Matthew 25:14-30 The word “talent” in this parable does not refer to personal aptitudes or attributes that can get someone to appear on “America Got Talent” show. Talent in this parable is an amount of money, in fact, lots of money in Jesus’ … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 28, 2025 Having One Goal Only! Text: Philippians 3:1-11 In our Old Testament passage, the prophet Micah challenged Ancient Israel with this soul-searching question: “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? The intention of Micah’s question was to make God’s people seriously consider … [Read more…]
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First Mennonite Church December 14, 2025 The Great Banquet Text: Luke 14:15-24 Jesus tells this parable in the midst of a lengthy Sabbath dinner party at the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees. The Sabbath meal was a family affair, before the Sabbath began. On Friday evening, before the beginning of Sabbath, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 7, 2025 Parable of the Good Samaritan Text: Luke 10:25-37 Just to give you a heads up on what we will be considering today and the next two Sundays: Today we will take a look on one of Jesus’ most beautiful parables: The Good Samaritan, as it’s been titled. Next Sunday, … [Read more…]