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Praying from the Pits – Aug. 16, 2026

August 16, 2026

Trey preaching at RMC on Aug. 16, 2026

Jonah 1:17-2:10 Pastor Trey continues his series on the story of Jonah. We pick up with Jonah praying from inside the belly of the fish. When Jonah prays this prayer he prays it from the position of someone experiencing the pits. He’s not just conceptualizing this. It’s not a philosophical entreaty for Jonah. He is […]

Praying from the Pits – Aug. 16, 2026

Tagged With: darkness, depression, hell, Jesus, Jonah, prayer, Trey Ferguson

Formation in the Rubble of Loss – Sept. 14, 2025

September 14, 2025

Melissa Rogati speaking at RMC in front of a colorful quilt on Sept. 14, 2025

Lamentations 3:17-26 This Sunday Melissa Rogati shared from her personal story of lament and dealing with a dark period in her life. It’s very uncomfortable to be in that place. As humans, we don’t like being there. But as she came to eventually realize, God is in the dark too! It’s us who feel discomfort […]

Formation in the Rubble of Loss – Sept. 14, 2025

Tagged With: darkness, discomfort, lamentations, Melissa Rogati, upbeat, waiting

Staying Awake, Pouring Out Hope – Nov. 12, 2023

November 12, 2023

Melissa’s sermon this Sunday focused on the parable from Matthew 25:1-13 about the bridesmaids waiting for the long-delayed bridal party, with all of them falling asleep and half of them running out of lamp oil. Jackie and Trixie provided a reenactment of how things maybe could have gone better had they stayed awake. What might […]

Staying Awake, Pouring Out Hope – Nov. 12, 2023

Tagged With: darkness, Gospel of Matthew, hope, light, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Parable

Creating from Darkness and Deep Waters – Aug. 13, 2023

August 13, 2023

Elizabeth Korver-Glenn speaking at Raleigh Mennonite in front of a colorful quilted wall hanging on Aug. 16, 2023

RMC’s summer series on the Genesis account of creation continues with this Sunday’s sermon by Elizabeth Korver-Glenn. Dr. Korver-Glenn is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, and a member of Raleigh Mennonite. Elizabeth began by sharing from a booklet she and Randall received at their wedding. God creates out of […]

Creating from Darkness and Deep Waters – Aug. 13, 2023

Tagged With: Creation, darkness, Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Genesis

While it was still dark – April 9, 2023

April 10, 2023

On this Easter morning Melissa preached from John 20:1-18. Early on the first morning, while it was still dark, there was sweat and adrenaline and weeping. It has been three days since the crucifixion. Three days since they took his body down from the cross, and sealed it inside a cave with a massive boulder. […]

While it was still dark – April 9, 2023

Tagged With: darkness, Easter, Gospel of John, light, Mary Magdalene, Melissa Florer-Bixler

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