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…]
First Mennonite Church April 14, 2024 The Pentecost Event Text: Acts 2:1-12 Out of the entire book of Acts of the Apostles, this passage has been and is still given more attention than any other. And the scrutiny is well deserved due to several reasons. This historic event on that Pentecost Day after the resurrection … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 7, 2024 Study in the Book of Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Starting today, we will begin a study series in the book of Acts of the Apostles. We will be going over a selection of passages through the book to see how the Early Church carried out the ministry Jesus … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 31, 2024 The Evidence of Easter Is How We Live Text: John 20:1-29 In September of last year, I prepared a three-session Bible study on the topic of death and resurrection according to the Bible. In the first session, we saw that in the Old Testament, there is a progressive understanding … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 24, 2024 Why Did Jesus Have to Die Text: 1Corintians 11:23-25 If baptism is the clearest allusion to Jesus’ resurrection and our own to walk in the newness of life, the Lord’s Supper is of his death. The elements of the Lord’s Supper, the bread and wine, are undeniable symbols representing … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 17, 2024 See Your King Comes Text: Matthew 21:1-16, Luke 19: 41-44 As we continue to follow Jesus heading into his final days, Matthew 21 gives an account of his last entry into Jerusalem. In the liturgical calendar, Matthew 21 is assigned as the reading for Palm Sunday, the Sunday before … [Read more…]