First Mennonite Church February 6, 2022 Spiritual Renewal Through the Word of God Text: Nehemiah 8:1-12 Nehemiah chapter seven gives the list of the returnees from Babylon, in all, about 50 thousand people. The last verse in that chapter says that by the seventh month, the Israelites had all settled in their towns. Chapter eight … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 30, 2022 Building In The Face Of Opposition Text: Nehemiah 4:1-9 As many of you know, I was a tailor for many years. I learned the trade by working in a shop, seeing the master tailor measure clients, lay down the measurements on the fabric, cut the pieces, and sew them … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 23, 2022 Let Us Start Building Text: Nehemiah 2:1-20 There was a span of four months between chapter one and the beginning of chapter two. So, what was Nehemiah doing during that time? Was he hesitating to act on what God had impressed in his heart? Was he reconsidering God’s calling … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 16, 2022 He Who Calls, Also Empowers Text: Nehemiah 1:1-11 This and in the next few weeks, I will be preaching from the book of the prophet Nehemiah. But before I do or say anything, let me bring this to your attention. This year in November, First Mennonite will be turning … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 9, 2022 Text: Jeremiah 33:1-16 There Is Still Hope Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own skin, not being the same person you were until just recently—strong, abled, and well? Or, because you cannot any longer dream, or hope, or look forward to things you would like to … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 2, 2022 Every Moment Counts Texts: Matthew 16: 1-4; Ephesians 5:6-16 In Greek there are two words for time: chronos and kairos. Chronos is time in the quantitative sense and in the chronological sense. It is the kind of time that can be divided into minutes, seconds, years and so on. … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 26, 2021 A Day of Consolation Luke 2:22-35 This passage presents a beautiful picture of how human lives intersect. It is a passage in which heaven and earth meet and more specifically it is a picture in which God in human form meets with mankind. In this picture, we see city … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 19, 2021 A Savior, Messiah and Lord Has Been Born Text: Luke 2:1-20 Today, although not Christmas Eve or Day, it is our Christmas Sunday. Therefore, it is most appropriate for us to hear the story of the birth of Jesus. Also, as much as we can, it is important to … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 12, 2021 A Friendly Church or A Church of Friends 1Samuel 18:1-9; John 15:9-17 Let us put this passage in its context. The army of King Saul had been suffering harassment from the champion warrior Goliath of the Philistine army. David heard the contemptuous words of Goliath when Jesse, his father, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 5, 2021 The Rise of the House of David Text: 1Samuel 16:1-13 In order to read afresh this passage because the story is so familiar to us, I want to invite you to take notice of the literary beauty this story is crafted. The story is a brief narrative drama, in … [Read more…]