Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
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…]
First Mennonite Church November 28, 2021 “Be Careful What You Wish For!” Text 1Samuel 8:1-22 What we saw happened with the children of Eli was also repeated with the children of Samuel. They did not follow the way of their father. The difference this time was that Samuel’s children were not serving together with him … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 21, 2021 Giving Thanks for God’s Wonderful Works Text: Psalm 107:1-32 Today we are celebrating our Thanksgiving Sunday, as we call the Sunday of the week of Thanksgiving Day. And obviously, central in this celebration is having a spirit of gratitude and thankfulness. Thanksgiving should be a moment to pause and … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 14, 2021 A Difficult Situation for Eli and Samuel Text: 1Samuel 3:8-21 I would like for us to go back to the story we considered last Sunday. It was the story of young Samuel hearing his name being called three times, but did not you who was calling him. This story … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 7, 2021 Do You Know When God Speaks? Text: 1Samuel 3:1-10 You might remember that Verizon commercial where it says, “Can you hear me now?” I know sometimes even I have had to ask this question to the person on the other end of the phone line, when there is a … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 31, 2021 Always Have Oil Available: The Parable of the Bridesmaids Text: Matthew 25:1-13 The promise of the second coming of the Lord is central in the Christian faith. However, for many Christians, the second coming of the Lord is not a pressing concern. After two millennia since Jesus ascended into … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 24, 2021 The Parable About Forgiveness Text: Matthew 18:21-35 In Matthew chapter 18, we find whole section of Jesus’ teachings on the topic of forgiveness and restoration. Forgiveness, what is it? Jesus reminds us that our identity as his followers lies on the fact of being a forgiven people. Thus, we … [Read more…]