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Gospel of John

The Kin-dom of Christ – Nov. 25, 2018

December 2, 2018

Melissa preaching Nov. 25, 2018

In the 37 times that Jesus describes the reign of God in the Gospels, not once is the kingdom of God like a kingdom of earth. Each time, Jesus tells them stories. Over and over again he roots the liberation of God in ordinary life, in what happens around us, not in throne rooms with princes […]

The Kin-dom of Christ – Nov. 25, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, Kin-dom, Melissa Florer-Bixler, parables

What do retired apostles do? – June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018

Zinith talks about his own experience as a retired person, comparing that with the Apostle John, being banned to the Island of Patmos.

What do retired apostles do? – June 24, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, Zinith Barbee

The Foolishness of God’s Senseless Love – April 8, 2018

April 8, 2018

Melissa speaking at RMC on April 8, 2018

This was “holy humor” Sunday and Melissa started out her message with a joke before getting into the story told in John 20:19-31. Just as Jesus met Thomas, Jesus meets us where we’re at. Faith is not something you come to on your own. It takes many different forms and in every single one of […]

The Foolishness of God’s Senseless Love – April 8, 2018

Tagged With: doubt, Gospel of John, grace, holy humor, humor, love, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Thomas

Making Contact – April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

Placing flowers on the cross, Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018

John 20:1-18 Prior to Melissa’s sermon on this Easter Sunday, Pam read the poem, “Christ as a Gardener” by Andrew Hudgins. Mary returns to the tomb Jesus had been laid in after she and the two disciples found it empty. She’s weeping. Then she sees these angels. Then there’s this gardener. He had to have […]

Making Contact – April 1, 2018

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

The Whole World Has Gone After Him – March 25, 2018

March 25, 2018

John 12:9-19 and Zechariah 9:9-13 On this Palm Sunday Melissa told us about the Alexamenos graffito. Due to some technical issues, the beginning of her sermon is cut off. Jesus isn’t interested in re-imagining the structures or reinforcing nationalism. Instead, the whole world has gone after him, as it says in the Gospel of John. Jesus […]

The Whole World Has Gone After Him – March 25, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, liberation, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Mennonite Central Committee, Palm Sunday

A Conversation about Jesus’ Death – March 18, 2018

March 18, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching at Raleigh Mennonite Feb. 18, 2018

Melissa changed up the format a little this Sunday for her sermon. Speaking from John 19:1-16a about Jesus’ trial and condemnation to death, she provided an introduction then invited the congregation to help answer the age-old question, “Why did Jesus die?”  There have been multiple perspectives or understandings of why Jesus was crucified. We interpret scripture together […]

A Conversation about Jesus’ Death – March 18, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, Lent, Melissa Florer-Bixler, message

The Banality of Evil – March 11, 2018

March 11, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching at Raleigh Mennonite Feb. 18, 2018

Before Melissa’s sermon, we listened to Billie Holiday’s rendition of the haunting song “Strange Fruit.”  The sermon was based on John 18:28-40, about Jesus’ trial before Pontius Pilate. Crucifixions were a common thing during Roman rule. They served not so much as death penalties as they were a form of social control.  Bodies on crosses […]

The Banality of Evil – March 11, 2018

Tagged With: cross, Gospel of John, Lent, lynchings, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Pilate, Strange Fruit, trial

The Fire of God’s Love – March 4, 2018

March 4, 2018

Rachel Taylor speaking at Raleigh Mennonite Jan. 1, 2017

Rachel brought the sermon based on John 18:17-27, reflecting on the oft-told story of Peter denying he knew Jesus, his teacher.  Peter was later able to take the experience of his failure, look at it with God’s eyes, and use it to imagine something new.  She links the charcoal fire they were gathered around in […]

The Fire of God’s Love – March 4, 2018

Tagged With: charcoal, fire, Gospel of John, Lent, Peter, Rachel Taylor

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary – Feb. 25, 2018

February 28, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching Feb. 4, 2018

John 13:1-17 – Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet The rituals of the Christian life are ordinary things made extraordinary for a moment. Jesus has a knack for this, taking what is ordinary and turning it back for us to look at it again: song, bread, water, wine. As we anticipate the coming of Holy Week […]

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary – Feb. 25, 2018

Tagged With: communion, foot washing, Gospel of John, Holy Week, Melissa Florer-Bixler, rituals

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” – Feb. 18, 2018

February 22, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching at Raleigh Mennonite Feb. 18, 2018

John 11:1-44 – The Death of Lazarus Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, a time for prayer as we anticipate with sorrow Jesus’ death. This year Ash Wednesday was marked by the death of 17 students and teachers at the High School in Parkland, Fl. The Ash Wednesday cross contains ashes representing death. Melissa reminds […]

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” – Feb. 18, 2018

Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, Gospel of John, gun violence, Lent, Melissa Florer-Bixler, resurrection

The Well Woman & Nicodemus – Feb. 4, 2018

February 4, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching Feb. 4, 2018

Melissa contrasted last Sunday’s Gospel of John passage with this week’s from John 4:1-42. Last week Nicodemus came and left in the cover of darkness. It takes him time to process his experiences with Jesus. The Samaritan woman at the well encounters Jesus and soon after boldly proclaims to the people around her, “Come and see […]

The Well Woman & Nicodemus – Feb. 4, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Nicodemus, Samaritan woman

Born of Water & Spirit – Jan. 28, 2018

January 28, 2018

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching at RMC on Jan. 21, 2018

Today’s message came out of John 3:1-21. Nicodemus wasn’t quite ready to trust Jesus yet, approaching him at night.  He asks what he must do to enter the kingdom. Jesus’ initial responses are rather nebulous. Then we hear what is maybe the best known verse in the Bible. Melissa helps unpack it all. In John’s gospel, […]

Born of Water & Spirit – Jan. 28, 2018

Tagged With: baptism, Gospel of John, kingdom, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Nicodemus, trust

Radical Communion – Jan. 21, 2018

January 21, 2018

Melissa preaching on Oct. 29, 2017

Melissa brought the sermon today, based on John 2:13-25. Jesus coming onto the scene means a radical departure from every common expectation about worship and economics and the places where they meet.  We’re reminded by this passage in John, as well as by many of the old testament prophets like Zechariah and Nehemiah, that we […]

Radical Communion – Jan. 21, 2018

Tagged With: Anabaptism, communion, Gospel of John, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Happy Hour with Jesus – Jan. 14, 2018

January 14, 2018

Hans Linnartz preaching at RMC Jan. 14, 2018

Hans brought the message from John 2:1-11, the story of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana. Jesus performed this miracle and “revealed his glory” to the disciples and the others at the party who heard about what he had done. Kind of a strange first act to show the glory of […]

Happy Hour with Jesus – Jan. 14, 2018

Tagged With: Glory, Gospel of John, Hans Linnartz

Lives Transformed – Jan. 7, 2018

January 7, 2018

We had the privilege of having Kyle Kentopp provide the sermon this Sunday. Kyle is a Master of Divinity candidate at Yale Divinity School where he is training to become a minister in the United Church of Christ. Kyle understands his experience as a transgender individual as being inseparably intertwined with his faith journey as […]

Lives Transformed – Jan. 7, 2018

Tagged With: Gospel of John, Kyle Kentopp, transformation

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