Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
First Mennonite Church July 9, 2023 Who Holds Your Fate? Text: Psalm 16:1-11 Yokoi Kenji, the Colombian/Japanese corporate coach and lecturer says, “Not all will be well always. Time will come when there will be something that is not right in life.” The late theologian and novelist, Frederick Buechner, describes that truth with more vivid … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 2, 2023 Remember to Praise Text: Psalm 103:1-5 Psalms 103 is one of the most familiar Psalms in the Bible. The portion we will be considering this morning gets elaborated furthermore in the rest of the chapter. Although parts of the poem seem to exaggerate God’s actions in the world, we … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 25, 2023 Persistent on Behalf of Others Text: Luke 11:1-8 Madeleine’s cat’s name is Beans. And he and I have a before-bedtime ritual. I’d call, “Beans, do you want to go to your room?” And there, Beans follows me to the garage and I give him a bit of food, scratch … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 18, 2023 (Persistence Rewarded) Persistence. And, Something More? Text: Matthew 15:21-28 15:21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 15:22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter … [Read more…]
On June 11th, First Mennonite Church held an outdoor service at the Willow Creek Mennonite Cemetery located on Vineyard Drive. This was the place where the Willow Creek Mennonite Church was. We had as guest speaker Reverend Stanley Green, Conference Minister for the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference. After the service, we had a BBQ lunch … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 4, 2023 Matthew 12:1-21, 38-42 Jesus: Above Everything, yet Humble and Gentle The people of ancient Israel and the Jewish during Jesus’ time had great respect and admiration for the priests, kings David and Salomon, and the prophets. The Sabbath Day was a holy day for the Jews and the temple … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 28, 2023 Drinking from the Life-giving Living Water Text: John 4:1-26 In the Gospel of John, we find several titles given to Jesus. He is the Word, the only begotten of God, Lamb of God, King of Israel, the Prophet, Son of God, Son of Man, the Bridegroom, the Lord, and … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 21, 2023 Abiding In His Love Text: John 15:1-12 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 14, 2023 Portraits of Three Women Text: Ruth 1:6-18 According to a study done by Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, an Episcopalian priest, there are 93 women who speak in the Bible, but of these, only 49 are named.[1] The stories of women in the Bible reveal the fullness of the human … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church May 7, 2023 “A Prayer for Spiritual Growth” Text: Ephesians 3: 14-21 There are a couple of things that prayer reveals about ourselves when we pray. When we pray and especially when we do so for others, it reveals our concern for their wellbeing. Praying for others, therefore, reveals the love that … [Read more…]