Weekly Sermons, Announcements and Events
First Mennonite Church December 18, 2016 Being Truly Blessed as Mary Text: Luke 1:26-38 Two Sundays ago, we had this passage for our Sunday school Bible study. We marveled at how God came into the world in human form through Jesus. We wondered, who was Mary? Who her parents were? Was she different in some … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church December 4, 2016 Story of Naaman, Elisha and Gehazi Text: 2 Kings 5: 1-27 The story of the healing of Naaman in 2Kings is the most fascinating in the entire book. In the story we find drama, a diverse cast of characters, irony, turns and twists. Among the characters we find a … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 20, 2016 A Time To Give Thanks Exodus 15:1-3 Today, my presentation will be very brief, but I would like to invite you to share something for which you are grateful to the Lord. Today is our Thanksgiving Day service, so let us make it a day to give thanks to … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 13, 2016 The Seriousness of Sin and the Pricelessness of Grace Text: 2Samuel 12:1-15a; Ephesians 2:1-10 There is a larger background to Nathan and David story, which could help us get the whole picture. In chapter 11 of 2Samuel, we read the story of David and Bathsheba. The story is that … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church November 6, 2016 Story: The Syrophoenician Woman Text: Matthew 15:21-28 21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 30, 2016 Introduction: Today I want to start a new sermon series. This time I want to work on several well-known Bible stories. As you well know, the beauty in the biblical stories lies in the non-sanitized accounts of ordinary men and women. These stories are simple, direct and in many … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 23, 2016 Followers of Jesus Have Dual Citizenship (Some have more but not less) Texts: Luke 22: 24-27, Psalm 33 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 16, 2016 Worship in Daily Life Text: 1Corinthinas 10:23-11:1 Today, I want to conclude the series on worship. As we have been reminded, worship is an act we direct towards something or someone. In the context of our faith worship is directed towards God. The Bible is not only abundantly clear … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church October 2, 2016 Worship, Rest and Witness Text: Matthew 11:28-30 If you were to do a mental list of everything you did this week, how long would that list be? Your list might include home chores, which itself is a long list of activities. In your list you would have: exercising, doing … [Read more…]
First Mennonite Church September 25, 2016 Let Worship Flow and Justice Roll Down Text: Amos 5: 18-24 Among prominent evangelicals there is one who is often in the news. He openly condemns the socio-political trends of American society and the politicians who he believes promotes them. He gathers Christians to prayer rallies and often proclaims … [Read more…]