First Mennonite Church June 23, 2024 Joy In the Midst of Suffering Text: Acts 16:9-34 Here is, once again, a reminder about the purpose of Acts of the Apostles: it is Luke’s account of the continuation of Jesus’ proclamation of the gospel but through the apostles and the church. In Acts 16, there are three … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 16, 2024 Conflict and Resolution Text: Acts 15:1-31 In chapter 14, Paul and Barnabas came back and reported to the church in Antioch, the church that sent them on their missionary journey to the Gentiles, “how God has opened the door of faith to the Gentiles” (14:27). While many rejoiced at … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 9, 2024 God Shows No Favoritism Acts 10 Cornelius and Peter Our study will focus on verses 23-43 of chapter 10, but to get the full picture of this section, we need to read the whole chapter. Acts 10: 1-48 (23-43) An angel of the Lord appears to Cornelius and commands … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 2, 2024 The Conversion of Saul Text: Acts 9: 1-19 As we can remember, Saul appears in the biblical stage at the end of Acts, seven, guarding the coats of those who brutally killed Steven. In chapter eight, Saul turns from a passive antagonist to an aggressive persecutor of the followers … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 26, 2024 Phillip and the Eunuch Acts 8:26-40 Last Sunday, we saw Phillip doing ministry in Samaria, which lies north of Jerusalem. Today, we will see him being sent by an angel of the Lord to “go south on the desert road that goes to Gaza.” This desert road between Jerusalem … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 19, 2024 Acts 8 The Persecution Begins Text: Acts 8:1-25 In Acts chapter six, Luke tells of the first internal problem the community of believers experienced. There were complaints of uneven distribution of food among the widows in the group. The widows of Gentile background were not getting the same attention … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 12, 2024 The Cost of Obeying God instead of Human Authority Acts 5 Our focus text for today is from verse 27 to verse 42. However, to better understand the circumstances of the incident described in our passage, we will read the whole of chapter five. Read the chapter God’s powerful … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 5, 2024 Healing of the Body and Soul Text: Acts 3:1-4:4 As you can notice, our passage is extensive, so I will break it into three major sections: a) the healing of the lame man. B) Peter’s second sermon, and c) the result of Peter’s preaching. According to Cornelius a Lapide, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 28, 2024 The Difference Devotion Makes Text: Acts 2:41-47 Last Sunday, we reflected on the last part of Peter’s first sermon, as he responded to the inquiry of those wanting to know what was happening on that Pentecost Day. Peter explained that the extraordinary capacity of the disciples to speak in … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 21, 2024 A Call to Repent Text: Acts 2: 29-42 Our passage this morning is the conclusion of Peter’s answer to those asking about the meaning of the events that occurred on that Pentecost Day. When the Spirit came, the disciples started to speak in foreign languages. At the sound of … [Read more…]