Author Archives: Wesley Penner
Salvation plan
I gave this message in 2016. Article 8 of the confession of faith in a Mennonite perspective. Having grown up going to church and attending a Mennonite High School I thought I understood what it meant to be a Christian … Continue reading
About sin
I gave this message in 2016. Article 7 of the confession of faith in a Mennonite perspective. This is a painting by Vasily Polenov depicting the gospel story of the woman caught in adultery. The story is profound in expanding … Continue reading
Being Human
I gave this message in 2016. Article 6 of the confession of faith in a Mennonite perspective. Here are two very different pictures of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Humans are created in the image of God, … Continue reading
Creation and Divine Providence
I preached this message in 2016. For some people, the Universe seems like one huge domino setup. God might have been involved in the beginning, setting up all the pieces, but he hasn’t been involved since he knocked over the … Continue reading
Mennonites and Scripture
I preached this message in 2015. Here’s a link to the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective article. Almost 500 years ago, the Anabaptist movement had it’s start in Europe. Mennonites are descended from the Anabaptist movement and from … Continue reading
The Holy Spirit and Mennonites
I preached this message in 2015. “Leap of Faith”, a 1992 movie where a traveling performing preacher/faith healer (fraud) uses tent meetings to get money by producing fake miracles. The movie portrays our culture’s deep desire for miracles and our … Continue reading
Jesus is Lord
From 2015 to 2018 I preached a series on the Mennonite confession of faith. I preached this message in 2015 on the 2nd article. Please reference the confession link to read article 2. We are often given images that seem … Continue reading
Confessions from a Mennonite perspective
I gave this message originally in 2015 when I started an extended series on the Confession of Faith from a Mennonite perspective which concluded in 2018. This is a picture of a woman named Maria being martyred in 1552. Believers … Continue reading
The Exiled
I originally shared this message in 2015. I’m catching up on posting old sermons. Our conference, LMC, is using Jeremiah 29:4-14 for it’s “Dwelling in the word” (2015). At most of the LMC meetings, we spend time dwelling in the … Continue reading
Fruits of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NIV How do you recognize a Christian? By their clothes? By their car? Their … Continue reading