Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
The Church Series This new series about the church, its mission, and forging a vision for our congregation is at the urging of our congregation’s leaders. To be sure, on the next couple of Sundays, my input or sermons will be more in the form of presenting a brief biblical reflection on the aspect of … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 23, 2025 Text: Luke 1511-32 Last week, Lilian and I were listening to a presentation addressed to parents of young and teenage children. “You should allow your children to reap what the sow,” was the refrain, almost. The speaker was telling parents that not allowing their children to reap what the … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 16, 2025 He came to seek and save the Lost Text: Luke 15:1-10 In Luke 19:10 Jesus declares: “For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” The stories in Luke 15 illustrated God’s mission of going after what has been lost. Now, because these stories … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 9, 2025 On Being Faithful and Fruitful Matthew 25:31-46 Let us say you are visiting a friend or a relative who does not go to any church, and suddenly the conversation turns to the subject of faith, or the importance of trusting God, or the way by which people get saved, … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church March 2, 2025 Salt and Light of the World Text: Matthew 5:13-16 Throughout the gospel according to John, in particular, we find various statements Jesus made about his identity. In the “I AM” statements about himself, Jesus gave us important revelations as to who he is. “I am the true vine,” Jesus … [Read more…]
Text: Psalm 37 preached by Greg Hill. Sermon Text Is Not Available.
First Mennonite Church February 16, 2025 There Is No Plan “B” Text: 1Corinthians 1:1-3 Paul’s greetings to the Corinthian church actually extend to us today. So, here I am passing to you his greetings. Based on the words of Paul’s greetings to the church in Corinth, one can think that he was addressing the most … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church February 9, 2025 God’s Shalom Restoring Human Brokenness Text: Colossians 1:15-23 Every ancient culture has a story or myth about the human origins and of a time when all was fine until the revolt of lesser gods against the superior gods or an evil human act changed everything. That is how every … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church February 2, 2025 Text: John 14:1-7 Challenges and Opportunities in Sharing the Gospel Today, we will consider another challenge there is when it comes to sharing the gospel message: the reigning ideology of religious pluralism. This is the idea that all religions are equally true and good and lead to God. The … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church January 26, 2025 Fruitful Branches Text: John 15:1-8 There is a story about the day a children’s Sunday school teacher sat before her class. She pulled out a large poster and showed it to her students. She asked, “Children, what do you see here?” The little kids gave a puzzled look at … [Read more…]