Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
First Mennonite Church December 24, 2017 The Birth of Jesus: A Message of Hope and Peace Text: Luke 2: 1-20 Luke, unlike fairy tale writers, did not begin his account with the worn out phrase, “Once upon a time.” Once-upon-a-time tales tell stories of which their location cannot be pinned down on any map. Such … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 17, 2017 Text: Luke 1:34-45 Mary’s Magnificent By Harold Franklin Text not available.
First Mennonite Church December 10, 2017 Back to Basics: The God Who Saves Exodus 14:5-14 I believe the most important reason for our being here today is because we are responding to God’s offer of salvation. And although we can give many other good reasons why we congregate in this place Sunday after Sunday, the … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 3, 2017 Back to Basics: A God Who Promises and Fulfills His Promises Genesis 12:1-5 1The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 26, 2017 Back to Basics II: A Personal God Text: Isaiah 48:17-19 17This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. 18 If only … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 19, 2017 Teaching By Example: Dedication of Aymie Text: Ephesians 6:1-4, Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Today I will make a detour on the series I started last Sunday. Today we are celebrating Thanksgiving and having the dedication of Aymie N. Evenson. I am pretty certain that Ahrean and Catherine are very grateful … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 12, 2017 Back to the Basics of Christian Life I: God Our Creator Texts: Genesis 1:1-2:1-4; Hebrews 1:1-4 Some Sundays ago, Karen gave me a booklet written especially for pastors. The title of the booklet is: Back to Basics. Today I want to start a new series called “Back to Basics … [Read more…]
Messages for the Church AND the Family Introduction: the church is a family, and families belong to each other. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. Our … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 29, 2017 Spiritual Wholeness in the Family and God’s Promises Texts: Exodus 20:4-6; 2Corinthians 5:17-18 Let me say something that might sound a little cliché: faith in God, or even better stated, faith in Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior, has more than just a spiritual effect on a person’s life; … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 22, 2017 Jesus and Exorcism Luke 11:14-28 Today I want to address a topic in the Gospels, which about a third of Mark’s gospel makes reference to: the exorcistic ministry of Jesus. Because Mark’s account of several of Jesus’ deeds is abbreviated, let us look at Luke’s account of this incident. … [Read more…]