Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
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…]
First Mennonite Church April 30, 2023 Pentecost: Empowered for Witnessing Text: Acts 2:1-13 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 23, 2023 The Great Commission Text: Matthew 28: 16-20 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 16, 2023 Living in the Assurance of Jesus’ Peace Text: John 20:19-29 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 9, 2023 Easter: The News That God Is Always Ahead of Us Text: Matthew 28:1-10 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church April 2, 2023 A Meal of Holy Communion Text: 1Corinthians 11:17-34 Oftentimes, conflicts originate around the table while families, friends, or co-work are eating together. In the Bible, food is what led the first human being to commit transgression against God. The fruit from the tree at the center of the Garden … [Read more…]