Metamora Mennonite Church

This Sunday at MMC: "Forgiveness, part 1"

Sunday, August 2, we are starting a two-week series on Forgiveness.  Forgiveness is something that cuts to the heart of all of our relationships.  How do we respond to the real and perceived hurts of real life?  How do we respond to the real and perceived injustices that come our way?  We have many available responses.  Some of them come quite naturally, and often lead to the accumulation of hurts.  Others, like forgiveness, don't come quite as naturally, but hold out the possibility of newness of life. 

The first week of the series, we will talk about forgiveness as that which subverts the cycle of revenge and opens up space for new life.  The second week we will explore Jesus' parable of the unforgiving servant to discover that forgiveness is about a different way of life.

Worship begins at 9 am.  Nursery and Kid's Celebration are available during worship. 

If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Does the church arrogantly think all other religions are wrong?

There was a time in American life when people would ask, "What denomination are you?", assuming that you were Christian.  Today people ask, "What religion are you?".   Things have changed.  We live in a pluralistic culture where people of many varying faiths, or none at all, live side by side in community.

How do we relate to people of other faiths and beliefs as followers of Jesus?  The perception of many outside the church is that Christians respond by making arrogant judgments on all others religions, declaring them wrong.  In the process of defending Christianity as "right" have Christians engaged in some very unJesus-like behavior, not valuing or respecting other people?

That is what we will explore this Sunday in worship at Metamora Mennonite.  

Worship begins at 9 am. Nursery and Kid's church is available for infants through 5th grade students.

If you have any questions, please contact the church office!

Next Sunday: Is the church homophobic?

This Sunday, July 12, we will continue our series They Like Jesus But Not the Church with a message on homosexuality.

There is a perception by many (actually most) outside of the church that the church is homophobic and does not demonstrate the love of Jesus towards the homosexual community.   Is there truth in that perception?  Have Christians in subtle and not so subtle ways treated homosexual persons with an irrational fear that leads to anger and hatred?  How do we embody the love of Jesus in the midst of this hotly debated and tension filled topic? 

Worship is at 9 am!  Nursery care and children's church are available during the service for birth through 5th grade.