Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
First Mennonite Church August 19, 2018 Patience: A Reflection of God’s Character Texts: James 5:7-11; Galatians 5:22a, and Exodus 34:1-9 Galatians 5:22a The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience. . . . Patience is often defined as “waiting without complaint.” But this definition seems to imply that being patient … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 12, 2018 Discerning the Voice of God Text: John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church August 5, 2018 Peace Begins By Having Peace with God Texts: John 14:27; Romans 8:31-39 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace . . . (Gal. 5:22a). A World in Need of Peace. We live in a world in need of peace, which reflects the state of … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church July 29, 2018 Flying the Banner of Joy Text: 1Peter 1:3-9, Galatians 5:22a We will continue with our series on the fruit of the Spirit according to Paul in Galatians chapter five, verse 22. As we noticed, love is first in the list of fruit of the Spirit. Today we … [Read more…]
July 22, 2018 Pastor Romero was off this Sunday. No text of Sermon available for this Sunday.
First Mennonite Church July 15, 2018 The Fruit of the Spirit: Love John 14:15-7, 28; Galatians 5:22-23 Love might be one of the most misused and abused words in our language. You can find the word “love” everywhere! There are songs of love. Some people say they “love” cats more than dogs. Or, … [Read more…]
By this late in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he had really whacked the head of the false teachers whose teaching had taken up roots among the Galatian believers. Paul had not been easy either with the church. In the third chapter, Paul expressed amazement and even anger at the easiness with which the Galatians … [Read more…]
The English translation for verse one does not make Paul’s point as forceful as it should. Most translations, like mine, begin with: “So if you have been raised with Christ . . . .” Paul’s use of the Greek “If” refers to something that is indeed true to the fact; thus, a better translation would … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 24, 2018 Rooted and Built Up in Christ Text: Colossians 2:6-19 The identity and integrity of anything depend on the soundness of their foundation. This truth might apply to things as well as to personal character. As one enters into Belize City, one passes through an area called Bella Vista. It … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church June 17, 2018 A Life Worthy of the Incomparable Jesus Text: Colossians 1:9-23 It is likely that each of us can remember a time when we failed to portray the best Christian character. And although we can give all the reasons as to why it happened, nonetheless, it was not what it … [Read more…]