Weekly Sermon, Announcements & Events

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…]

First Mennonite Church March 26, 2023 Jesus, Obedient Unto Death Text: Matthew 26:1-5, 36-46 Christians have long noticed some parallels between the story of Isaac’s sacrifice and Jesus’ atoning death. Their birth came as the fulfillment of God’s promise. And there is even a similarity in the wording when God made the promise of their … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church March 19, 2023 Jesus Resolved to Face Jerusalem Text: Luke 9:51-62 There is in each of the four Gospels a moment, decisive moment, in which Jesus felt the hour had come in which he must go to Jerusalem for the last time. In Matthew, it appears in chapter 20:17-19, and in Mark, … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church March 12, 2023 Heaven Touching Earth Revelation 21:1-8   21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 21:2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church March 5, 2023 Shinning Your Brightest for Christ Text: Philippians 2:14-18 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 29, 2023 Hosting, Who” Text: John 14:23-27 23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not … [Read more…]

Guest Speaker: Rev. Stanley Green Text of his sermon is not available.

First Mennonite Church January 15, 2023 Building On the Rock Text: Matthew 7:21-27 A few years ago, Bud gave me a book of daily devotionals for the entire year. It is signed: Gus Toevs. In it there is a story about a wealthy man who developed a great trust on one particular contractor he used … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 8, 2023 Having Burning Hearts Text: Luke 24:13-35 In 2Corinthians five, there is this very short verse that reads: For we live by faith, not by sight (v.7). But if we are honest with ourselves, we know it is not easy to live not by sight. Maybe, that is because we … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 1, 2023 A Resolution: Putting On the Full Armor of God Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 At the start of a New Year, many people resolve to do something beneficial to themselves or to others. A “resolution,” it is called. And although there has been much skepticism about the long-term sustainability of many … [Read more…]