Weekly Sermon, Announcements & Events

First Mennonite Church March 18, 2018  Being Church in a More Excellent Way Text: 1Corinthians 13:1-13 This chapter is one of Paul’s most well-known passages in the New Testament. Some call 1Corinthians 13 the “Poem to Love,” some others the “Great Hymn to Love, and yet others call it, “The Song to Charity.” Often times … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church Sunday, March 11, 2018   Sermon was given by Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower Conference Minister for Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference   Text: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16     Title: “Abraham’s Descendants”   Sermon text unavailable

First Mennonite Church March 4, 2018  When Reworking the Clay Becomes Necessary Text: Jeremiah 18:1-11 The other day I was listening to the story of a woman. She was raised in a family where several of her siblings did not have birth certificates nor ever stepped into a doctor’s office. She is the youngest of … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church February 25, 2018  Jesus Gate and Shepherd of the Fold Text: John 10:1-21 When I was young, on our way to school my brother and I had to walk under a huge Guanacaste tree (Monkey ear tree/elephant ear tree). The diameter of the trunk of that tree was about 6-7 feet and … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church February 18, 2018  Every Time It Seizes Him Text: Luke 8:26-39 This is the same text I used for my sermon of September 24, 2017. Today I would like for us to revisit this text from a different perspective. I should tell you beforehand that I, like you and maybe the majority … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church February 11, 2018  The Psalmist’s Sleeping Pill Text: Psalm 4:1-8 What if you would put down in writing each concern you have on a piece of paper, at least for one day? What if you were to write down everything that comes to your mind that worries you? That could be a … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church February 4, 2018  Jesus Cleaning the Temple Text: John 2:13-25  What would we do first if one Sunday morning we came and found this place vandalized? The piano is shattered, the hymn books are missing, the bulletins are shredded, and the pulpit defaced. The flags are charred. Would we call the police … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 28, 2018 The Gospel: A Message of Hope, Hard to be Silenced Text: Mark 6:1-29 The Gospel according to Mark is in various ways far different than the three other gospels. Mark’s gospel has a fast-paced narrative; therefore Jesus’ ministry seems to be of a shorter time-span. Mark’s gospel is shorter … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 21, 2018                Growing in Grace and Knowledge Text: 2Peter 3:14-18 14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also … [Read more…]

First Mennonite Church January 14, 2018 “Empowered in Our Inner Being” Text: Ephesians 3: 14-21 Every time Lilian prays she makes reference of the distance that separates us from Emmanuel. She asks God to guide, to protect and to help Emmanuel.[1] There are a couple of things that prayer reveals about ourselves when we pray. … [Read more…]