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Sheep in the Midst of Wolves – Feb. 16, 2025

February 17, 2025

Matthew 26: 47-56 As a pacifist, if you could end cancer or stop the next Hitler and save millions just by killing an innocent person, would you do it? These ridiculous scenarios are often posed to Anabaptists, seeking the knife’s edge that would cut through our nonviolent convictions. Melissa Florer-Bixler points out this week that […]

Sheep in the Midst of Wolves – Feb. 16, 2025

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, pacifism

What Does it Mean to Live Out Peace? – May 26, 2024

May 29, 2024

Isaac Villegas preaches at RMC

Jeremiah 29: 1-9 Isaac Villegas guest preaches in our ongoing sermon series “I’m not so sure about that” on the topic of pacifism. Isaac explores the concept of peace through the lens of prisons. Using the above passage in Jeremiah, Isaac compares the exile of jews in Babylon to the exile that takes place within […]

What Does it Mean to Live Out Peace? – May 26, 2024

Tagged With: I'm not sure about that..., Isaac Villegas, Jeremiah, pacifism, prison, women's prison

Team Jesus? – May 22, 2022

May 24, 2022

Quilt with RMC printed on the bottom and Community, Worship, Peace and Service in squares.

Colossians 2:6-18 It was our annual covenant renewal Sunday, plus the opportunity to welcome new members, plus baby dedication for two of our newest beloveds, along with communion. A full Sunday! In covenanting with others at Raleigh Mennonite, we’re deciding together to trust that a certain story is true, that we can trust that story […]

Team Jesus? – May 22, 2022

Tagged With: Colossians, community, covenant, good trouble, Melissa Florer-Bixler, pacifism

Not Belonging – Jan. 5, 2020

January 5, 2020

Stan Wilson preaching at RMC on Jan. 5, 2020

John 1, Matthew 2:1-12 Stan Wilson provided the sermon this morning. Drawing from Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Stan says to be true to our Christian vocation, we need to “not belong.” For the church to not belong, we need to be part of a community that is called to embrace the wholeness and […]

Not Belonging – Jan. 5, 2020

Tagged With: church, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, pacifism, Rowan Williams, Stan Wilson

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

November 17, 2019

Melissa preaching

Food is political. Eating is a kind of politics. Isaiah offers this vision of the the end of all things, centering around a meal. In this passage, all things, all people, are reconciled in God. Everything bruised and damaged is made whole, but also those who bruise and damage are made whole. We’re all there […]

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

Tagged With: Colossians, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, pacifism, table, veterans

Singing the Psalms – Nov. 10, 2019

November 10, 2019

World-renowned bluegrass, folk and Americana singer-songwriter Charles Pettee was our special guest this morning. Charles has set many Psalms to music and shared several of them with us as well as his song about Jesus and feeding the 5,000. You can hear many more FolkPsalms performed by Charles and other fine musicians on this YouTube […]

Singing the Psalms – Nov. 10, 2019

Tagged With: Beatitudes, Charles Pettee, Matthew, pacifism, Psalms

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