Park View Mennonite Church sermons http://pvmchurch.podbean.com Weekly sermons from Park View Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:51 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 en ©Park View Mennonite Church 2003-2009 Religion 1440 mennonite,church,sermons,worship,christian,harrisonburg Weekly sermons from Park View Mennonite Church, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Pastors: Phil Kniss, Barbara Moyer Lehman, Ross Erb Weekly sermons from Park View Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia Park View Mennonite Church Park View Mennonite Church knisspl@gmail.com No No http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/mf/web/57uus7/logo.jpg Park View Mennonite Church sermons http://pvmchurch.podbean.com 144 144 Table works and table grace http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:51 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/ While last week’s Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, the trap of thinking God will do everything and we just need to hang on. Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Timothy 4:7b-10, 14-16, Hebrews 5:14-6:2, 10-12, and 12:1-2, 11-15 are examples of the apostles exhorting the early church to strengthen its spiritual muscles. We do this best in the company of others who will encourage and support us as we grow. Training at the table makes space for God’s grace to produce growth. Phil gave the example of members of a small group supporting another group member to make his family a higher priority than his job. Phil suggested that an appropriate slogan for us might be, “Spiritual growth - don’t try this spiritual discipline at home alone.”


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/feed/ While last week's Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, ... While last week's Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, the trap of thinking God will do everything and we just need to hang on. Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Timothy 4:7b-10, 14-16, Hebrews 5:14-6:2, 10-12, and 12:1-2, 11-15 are examples of the apostles exhorting the early church to strengthen its spiritual muscles. We do this best in the company of others who will encourage and support us as we grow. Training at the table makes space for God's grace to produce growth. Phil gave the example of members of a small group supporting another group member to make his family a higher priority than his job. Phil suggested that an appropriate slogan for us might be, "Spiritual growth - don't try this spiritual discipline at home alone."Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Table works and table grace http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:15 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/ While last week’s Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, the trap of thinking God will do everything and we just need to hang on. Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Timothy 4:7b-10, 14-16, Hebrews 5:14-6:2, 10-12, and 12:1-2, 11-15 are examples of the apostles exhorting the early church to strengthen its spiritual muscles. We do this best in the company of others who will encourage and support us as we grow. Training at the table makes space for God’s grace to produce growth. Phil gave the example of members of a small group supporting another group member to make his family a higher priority than his job. Phil suggested that an appropriate slogan for us might be, “Spiritual growth - don’t try this spiritual discipline at home alone.”


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/15/table-works-and-table-grace/feed/ While last week's Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, ... While last week's Scripture passage used the analogy of Christ as the vine and we the branches, this week Pastor Phil warned against sloppy thinking, the trap of thinking God will do everything and we just need to hang on. Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Timothy 4:7b-10, 14-16, Hebrews 5:14-6:2, 10-12, and 12:1-2, 11-15 are examples of the apostles exhorting the early church to strengthen its spiritual muscles. We do this best in the company of others who will encourage and support us as we grow. Training at the table makes space for God's grace to produce growth. Phil gave the example of members of a small group supporting another group member to make his family a higher priority than his job. Phil suggested that an appropriate slogan for us might be, "Spiritual growth - don't try this spiritual discipline at home alone."Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Church membership and the A-word http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/08/church-membership-and-the-a-word/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/08/church-membership-and-the-a-word/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:43 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/08/church-membership-and-the-a-word/ Membership Sunday is a favorite Sunday where our congregation accepts new people into fellowship and hears testimony  from them. Pastor Phil Kniss said this, but then went on to say that he struggles with the idea of church membership. The struggle is about the dissonance between what scriptures like Matthew 18:15-22, Romans 12:3-5, 9-11, and Hebrews 10:15-22 sa, and how e live out church membership. The farther we get from table-sized groups, the more difficult it is to hold church membership to its true organic purpose. The challenge is to maintain accountability as a part of membership, not a rules-based accountability but accountability driven by love for other members. Can we keep accountability at a person to person level?


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/08/church-membership-and-the-a-word/feed/ Membership Sunday is a favorite Sunday where our congregation accepts new people into fellowship and hears testimony  from them. Pastor Phil Kniss said this, but ... Membership Sunday is a favorite Sunday where our congregation accepts new people into fellowship and hears testimony  from them. Pastor Phil Kniss said this, but then went on to say that he struggles with the idea of church membership. The struggle is about the dissonance between what scriptures like Matthew 18:15-22, Romans 12:3-5, 9-11, and Hebrews 10:15-22 sa, and how e live out church membership. The farther we get from table-sized groups, the more difficult it is to hold church membership to its true organic purpose. The challenge is to maintain accountability as a part of membership, not a rules-based accountability but accountability driven by love for other members. Can we keep accountability at a person to person level?Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Hallowed and human http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/01/hallowed-and-human/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/01/hallowed-and-human/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:00:19 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/01/hallowed-and-human/ As a part of the All Saints’ Day service, Pastor Phil Kniss reflected on the movement within church history to over-emphasize saints, giving them almost magical qualities. We do remember those who have gone on before us, and look to their example, but they were human, just like us. They lived ordinary lives made hallowed by the grace of God. We honor them by remembering them on All Saints’ Day, and we are reminded that we are all hallowed children of God. But we celebrate this day because it is a celebration of God’s grace that redeems our ordinary lives.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/11/01/hallowed-and-human/feed/ As a part of the All Saints' Day service, Pastor Phil Kniss reflected on the movement within church history to over-emphasize saints, giving them almost ... As a part of the All Saints' Day service, Pastor Phil Kniss reflected on the movement within church history to over-emphasize saints, giving them almost magical qualities. We do remember those who have gone on before us, and look to their example, but they were human, just like us. They lived ordinary lives made hallowed by the grace of God. We honor them by remembering them on All Saints' Day, and we are reminded that we are all hallowed children of God. But we celebrate this day because it is a celebration of God's grace that redeems our ordinary lives.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No The call and challenge of mutual care http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/25/the-call-and-challenge-of-mutual-care/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/25/the-call-and-challenge-of-mutual-care/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:41 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/25/the-call-and-challenge-of-mutual-care/ Sitting at the table on the stage at the front of the sanctuary with the worship leader and song leader, and sipping tea with them, Pastor Barbara Moyer Lehman used a conversational tone to talk about what it means to offer mutual care in the context of a community of communities. 1Thessalonians 5:12-22 was the text that she referenced, but she also called upon those sitting with her and on the congregation, to explore mutual care. The challenge at the end of the sermon was to reach out and get to know some new people and practice caring for each other.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/25/the-call-and-challenge-of-mutual-care/feed/ Sitting at the table on the stage at the front of the sanctuary with the worship leader and song leader, and sipping tea with them, ... Sitting at the table on the stage at the front of the sanctuary with the worship leader and song leader, and sipping tea with them, Pastor Barbara Moyer Lehman used a conversational tone to talk about what it means to offer mutual care in the context of a community of communities. 1Thessalonians 5:12-22 was the text that she referenced, but she also called upon those sitting with her and on the congregation, to explore mutual care. The challenge at the end of the sermon was to reach out and get to know some new people and practice caring for each other.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No It takes a village to read the Bible http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/18/it-takes-a-village-to-read-the-bible/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/18/it-takes-a-village-to-read-the-bible/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:00:06 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/18/it-takes-a-village-to-read-the-bible/ Reading the Bible is like looking through a family photo album. It reminds us of who we are and where we come from. This is the image that Pastor Phil Kniss began his sermon with. Sometimes, when looking at old pictures we need help to understand what the picture is about. As we read the Bible we also need help in interpreting and understanding what it is that we are reading. Pastor Phil highlighted this as an essential task of the church, to read and understand and apply  what is in the Bible. The best Biblical interpretation occurs where brothers and sisters come together to wrestle with understanding Scripture and referencing their interpretation with interpretations of the larger church. The two Scripture passages used in our service today, Nehemiah 8:1-12, and Luke 4:14-21, deal with this idea of God’s people hearing, understanding, and then applying God’s word.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/18/it-takes-a-village-to-read-the-bible/feed/ Reading the Bible is like looking through a family photo album. It reminds us of who we are and where we come from. This is ... Reading the Bible is like looking through a family photo album. It reminds us of who we are and where we come from. This is the image that Pastor Phil Kniss began his sermon with. Sometimes, when looking at old pictures we need help to understand what the picture is about. As we read the Bible we also need help in interpreting and understanding what it is that we are reading. Pastor Phil highlighted this as an essential task of the church, to read and understand and apply  what is in the Bible. The best Biblical interpretation occurs where brothers and sisters come together to wrestle with understanding Scripture and referencing their interpretation with interpretations of the larger church. The two Scripture passages used in our service today, Nehemiah 8:1-12, and Luke 4:14-21, deal with this idea of God's people hearing, understanding, and then applying God's word.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No The compelling witness of the living community http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/11/the-compelling-witness-of-the-living-community/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/11/the-compelling-witness-of-the-living-community/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:00:25 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/11/the-compelling-witness-of-the-living-community/ We bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ through a wide variety of acts. One aspect often overlooked is the compelling witness of living together in Christian community. The challenge may lie in opening our lives to allow others a glimpse of HOW we live in Christian community. Pastor Phil Kniss challenged the congregation to practice hospitality and let go of our obsession with privacy.

Both Jeremiah 29:1, 4-8a and Luke 10:1-12 describe communities that went out of their way to practice and accept hospitality in the settings in which they lived. How can our life together as a community of Jesus followers be witnessed by people outside of the community? Can we create a third space, neither in church nor in our own smaller, closely knit communities, where others will feel welcomed to observe and perhaps join us?


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/11/the-compelling-witness-of-the-living-community/feed/ We bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ through a wide variety of acts. One aspect often overlooked is the compelling witness of living ... We bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ through a wide variety of acts. One aspect often overlooked is the compelling witness of living together in Christian community. The challenge may lie in opening our lives to allow others a glimpse of HOW we live in Christian community. Pastor Phil Kniss challenged the congregation to practice hospitality and let go of our obsession with privacy. Both Jeremiah 29:1, 4-8a and Luke 10:1-12 describe communities that went out of their way to practice and accept hospitality in the settings in which they lived. How can our life together as a community of Jesus followers be witnessed by people outside of the community? Can we create a third space, neither in church nor in our own smaller, closely knit communities, where others will feel welcomed to observe and perhaps join us?Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No The church of many tables http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/04/the-church-of-many-tables/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/04/the-church-of-many-tables/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:00:15 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/04/the-church-of-many-tables/ What might it mean for the church if we understand ourselves to be a community of smaller communities engaged in the mission of God in the world? This is the question that Pastor Phil Kniss posed on Sunday morning. If worship of God is at the center of our calling as Christians, how do we engage that worship in the context of our small groups? Why is communion only a part of  our large group gatherings? In looking at the early church as described in Acts 2:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 10:15-17, Pastor Phil notes that these were groups that gathered around tables to worship, learn, and eat together. Perhaps we need to re-imagine our gatherings in small groups and use those times to worship and even to consider our eating together as a form of communion.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/10/04/the-church-of-many-tables/feed/ What might it mean for the church if we understand ourselves to be a community of smaller communities engaged in the mission of God in ... What might it mean for the church if we understand ourselves to be a community of smaller communities engaged in the mission of God in the world? This is the question that Pastor Phil Kniss posed on Sunday morning. If worship of God is at the center of our calling as Christians, how do we engage that worship in the context of our small groups? Why is communion only a part of  our large group gatherings? In looking at the early church as described in Acts 2:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 10:15-17, Pastor Phil notes that these were groups that gathered around tables to worship, learn, and eat together. Perhaps we need to re-imagine our gatherings in small groups and use those times to worship and even to consider our eating together as a form of communion.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Today, not tomorrow http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/27/today-not-tomorrow/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/27/today-not-tomorrow/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:00:56 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/27/today-not-tomorrow/ Pastor Byron Pellecer and his family left Honduras and moved to Miami, and recently to Harrisonburg, VA, to be church planters. In Harrisonburg they are a part of the Mennonite Hispanic Initiative. They have come to help start a congregation of Spanish-speaking Christians.

Pastor Byron reminded us that we have 86,400 seconds in each day. God has called us to use those seconds to fulfill a mission in this world, to spread the Good News of God’s Kingdom. This is the day that God has given us. What are we going to do with it?


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/27/today-not-tomorrow/feed/ Pastor Byron Pellecer and his family left Honduras and moved to Miami, and recently to Harrisonburg, VA, to be church planters. In Harrisonburg they are ... Pastor Byron Pellecer and his family left Honduras and moved to Miami, and recently to Harrisonburg, VA, to be church planters. In Harrisonburg they are a part of the Mennonite Hispanic Initiative. They have come to help start a congregation of Spanish-speaking Christians. Pastor Byron reminded us that we have 86,400 seconds in each day. God has called us to use those seconds to fulfill a mission in this world, to spread the Good News of God's Kingdom. This is the day that God has given us. What are we going to do with it?Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Hearing God’s voice http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/20/hearing-gods-voice/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/20/hearing-gods-voice/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:00:24 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/20/hearing-gods-voice/ 1 Kings 19:1-18 relates the story of Elijah’s flight to the desert, fleeing King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. At Mt. Sinai, Elijah is given the opportunity to be in God’s presence, which comes not in the wind or earthquake or fire, but in the silence or still whispering.

How can we seek God’s face in a culture of noise? When and how do we find a time and a place for God? Pastor Barbara Moyer Lehman suggests that these times do not just happen. We have to plan for them, or the spaces fill up. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offers us just such rest, the chance to listen to God’s voice.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/20/hearing-gods-voice/feed/ 1 Kings 19:1-18 relates the story of Elijah's flight to the desert, fleeing King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. At Mt. Sinai, Elijah is given the ... 1 Kings 19:1-18 relates the story of Elijah's flight to the desert, fleeing King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. At Mt. Sinai, Elijah is given the opportunity to be in God's presence, which comes not in the wind or earthquake or fire, but in the silence or still whispering. How can we seek God's face in a culture of noise? When and how do we find a time and a place for God? Pastor Barbara Moyer Lehman suggests that these times do not just happen. We have to plan for them, or the spaces fill up. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offers us just such rest, the chance to listen to God's voice.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Bringing the church back to the table http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/13/bringing-the-church-back-to-the-table/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/13/bringing-the-church-back-to-the-table/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:00:13 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/13/bringing-the-church-back-to-the-table/ Why would God entrust flawed humans to be his agents in this world? Surely God could have done something more efficient! Pastor Phil Kniss says that throughout history God has used imperfect humans to spread the Good News of God’s love. The book of Acts is the story of humans working to be the people Jesus commissioned them to be, day in and day out. They worked at this in small groups or house churches; through face to face interactions.

But then the church became embedded in the state and developed into an institution. That is where we are today, and God can use such an institutional church. But this is not the church envisioned in the Bible. Pastor Phil asks how Park View Mennonite Church can grow in the characteristics of the church of the New Testament. Can we come back to the table - back to meeting each other face to face, breaking bread together, studying scripture, discipling each other, a community of communities?


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/13/bringing-the-church-back-to-the-table/feed/ Why would God entrust flawed humans to be his agents in this world? Surely God could have done something more efficient! Pastor Phil Kniss says ... Why would God entrust flawed humans to be his agents in this world? Surely God could have done something more efficient! Pastor Phil Kniss says that throughout history God has used imperfect humans to spread the Good News of God's love. The book of Acts is the story of humans working to be the people Jesus commissioned them to be, day in and day out. They worked at this in small groups or house churches; through face to face interactions. But then the church became embedded in the state and developed into an institution. That is where we are today, and God can use such an institutional church. But this is not the church envisioned in the Bible. Pastor Phil asks how Park View Mennonite Church can grow in the characteristics of the church of the New Testament. Can we come back to the table - back to meeting each other face to face, breaking bread together, studying scripture, discipling each other, a community of communities?Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No God’s work and our work http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/06/gods-work-and-our-work/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/06/gods-work-and-our-work/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:04 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/06/gods-work-and-our-work/ On this Labor Day Sunday, Pastor Phil Kniss spoke about the holy nature of work. Whether our work is paid or unpaid, church related or purely secular, we cannot divide it into being either God’s work or our work. If we are doing honorable labor, work that is aligned with God’s mission in the world, then all work is God’s work. We were encouraged to begin to view our work as a part of God’s mission. The writer of Ecclesiastes says in chapter 5 that work is a good thing, a gift of God when we can find joy in our work. If our work is a co-laboring with God, then we can celebrate.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/09/06/gods-work-and-our-work/feed/ On this Labor Day Sunday, Pastor Phil Kniss spoke about the holy nature of work. Whether our work is paid or unpaid, church related or ... On this Labor Day Sunday, Pastor Phil Kniss spoke about the holy nature of work. Whether our work is paid or unpaid, church related or purely secular, we cannot divide it into being either God's work or our work. If we are doing honorable labor, work that is aligned with God's mission in the world, then all work is God's work. We were encouraged to begin to view our work as a part of God's mission. The writer of Ecclesiastes says in chapter 5 that work is a good thing, a gift of God when we can find joy in our work. If our work is a co-laboring with God, then we can celebrate.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Words and Wisdom http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/30/words-and-wisdom/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/30/words-and-wisdom/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:31 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/30/words-and-wisdom/ Pastor Barbara Moyer Leaman spoke on “Back-to-school Sunday” about the importance of guarding our tongues. Our words can praise God, or they can criticize and harm others. James 3 addresses the need for us to guard our tonges, as this small member of our body can is so hard to control. Barbara encouraged us to seek the wisdom of God, to enable us to control what we say and send via email, to build up rather than to tear down.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/30/words-and-wisdom/feed/ Pastor Barbara Moyer Leaman spoke on "Back-to-school Sunday" about the importance of guarding our tongues. Our words can praise God, or they can criticize and ... Pastor Barbara Moyer Leaman spoke on "Back-to-school Sunday" about the importance of guarding our tongues. Our words can praise God, or they can criticize and harm others. James 3 addresses the need for us to guard our tonges, as this small member of our body can is so hard to control. Barbara encouraged us to seek the wisdom of God, to enable us to control what we say and send via email, to build up rather than to tear down.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No God’s resources for our victory http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/23/gods-resources-for-our-victory/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/23/gods-resources-for-our-victory/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:00:15 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/23/gods-resources-for-our-victory/ Using the armor of God found in Ephesians 6:10-20 Myron Augsburger challenged the congregation to behave our beliefs. One of the most important things we can do in our society is to maintain integrity. The armor that we put on is to enable us to move out into society. We move out open to meet others, not in self-defense but openness. Our armor keeps us from being influenced by the powers and influences of society. We belong to the kingdom of God, not the kingdoms of this world, so we can reach out across all societal lines while standing firm in God. We are called not to be admirers of Jesus Christ, but to be his disciples, moving out clad in the armor of God.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/23/gods-resources-for-our-victory/feed/ Using the armor of God found in Ephesians 6:10-20 Myron Augsburger challenged the congregation to behave our beliefs. One of the most important things we ... Using the armor of God found in Ephesians 6:10-20 Myron Augsburger challenged the congregation to behave our beliefs. One of the most important things we can do in our society is to maintain integrity. The armor that we put on is to enable us to move out into society. We move out open to meet others, not in self-defense but openness. Our armor keeps us from being influenced by the powers and influences of society. We belong to the kingdom of God, not the kingdoms of this world, so we can reach out across all societal lines while standing firm in God. We are called not to be admirers of Jesus Christ, but to be his disciples, moving out clad in the armor of God.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Displacing evil http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/16/displacing-evil/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/16/displacing-evil/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:00:20 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/16/displacing-evil/ Pastor Phil Kniss cautioned the congregation about asking to be filled with the Spirit of God. Many in history - Elijah, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul - were filled with the Holy Spirit and suffered greatly as a result. We need to be prepared for the risk involved, but this risk of living beyond our own self-interest and comfort is worth living in the fullness of the Spirit. Ephesians 5:15-20 encourages us to live in the Spirit, with no room for other things in our lives.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/16/displacing-evil/feed/ Pastor Phil Kniss cautioned the congregation about asking to be filled with the Spirit of God. Many in history - Elijah, John the Baptist, Jesus, ... Pastor Phil Kniss cautioned the congregation about asking to be filled with the Spirit of God. Many in history - Elijah, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul - were filled with the Holy Spirit and suffered greatly as a result. We need to be prepared for the risk involved, but this risk of living beyond our own self-interest and comfort is worth living in the fullness of the Spirit. Ephesians 5:15-20 encourages us to live in the Spirit, with no room for other things in our lives.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Yes, I’m a hypocrite http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/09/yes-im-a-hypocrite/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/09/yes-im-a-hypocrite/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:00:35 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/09/yes-im-a-hypocrite/ We live with a gap in our lives between what we believe and how we act. This gap is sin, and we all have this. Yet in all of us the image of God is present. We have come to accept the fragmentation of our selves as normal, expecting a lack of integrity. Using Ephesians 4:25-5:2 as his text, Pastor Phil Kniss calls us to live lives of integrity.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/09/yes-im-a-hypocrite/feed/ We live with a gap in our lives between what we believe and how we act. This gap is sin, and we all have this. ... We live with a gap in our lives between what we believe and how we act. This gap is sin, and we all have this. Yet in all of us the image of God is present. We have come to accept the fragmentation of our selves as normal, expecting a lack of integrity. Using Ephesians 4:25-5:2 as his text, Pastor Phil Kniss calls us to live lives of integrity.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Breathe in and be filled http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/02/breathe-in-and-be-filled/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/02/breathe-in-and-be-filled/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:00:12 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/02/breathe-in-and-be-filled/ For this sermon, Pastor Phil Kniss shared six recorded excerpts of sermons given at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio, June 28 to July 4, 2009. He introduced the overall theme of the convention, and then introduced each speaker, before sharing the 2-3 minute excerpt. Speakers (in the order presented) were Jim Schrag, Juanita Nunez, Shane Claiborne, Jim Wallis, June Alliman Yoder with Mandy Yoder Schrock, and Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg. All the speakers challenged the church to be more bold and confident in drawing on the resources of the Holy Spirit to live and proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, as lived and proclaimed in Jesus Christ.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/08/02/breathe-in-and-be-filled/feed/ For this sermon, Pastor Phil Kniss shared six recorded excerpts of sermons given at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio, June 28 to ... For this sermon, Pastor Phil Kniss shared six recorded excerpts of sermons given at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio, June 28 to July 4, 2009. He introduced the overall theme of the convention, and then introduced each speaker, before sharing the 2-3 minute excerpt. Speakers (in the order presented) were Jim Schrag, Juanita Nunez, Shane Claiborne, Jim Wallis, June Alliman Yoder with Mandy Yoder Schrock, and Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg. All the speakers challenged the church to be more bold and confident in drawing on the resources of the Holy Spirit to live and proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, as lived and proclaimed in Jesus Christ.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, worship, church, harrisonburg, park view, Park View Mennonite Church No No Mission, freedom, and ministry http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/19/mission-freedom-and-ministry/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/19/mission-freedom-and-ministry/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:00:56 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/19/mission-freedom-and-ministry/ Glyn and Susan Allison-Jones are returning to North America after 6 years serving in Botswana. Using the text of Ephesians 2:11-22, Glyn spoke of how the good news of Jesus Christ can free us from our fears. This is why we need to be speaking about the Good News to the people around us. We need to understand the culture around us to be able to communicate this good news effectively.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/19/mission-freedom-and-ministry/feed/ Glyn and Susan Allison-Jones are returning to North America after 6 years serving in Botswana. Using the text of Ephesians 2:11-22, Glyn spoke of how ... Glyn and Susan Allison-Jones are returning to North America after 6 years serving in Botswana. Using the text of Ephesians 2:11-22, Glyn spoke of how the good news of Jesus Christ can free us from our fears. This is why we need to be speaking about the Good News to the people around us. We need to understand the culture around us to be able to communicate this good news effectively.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No Ooh! Pick me, pick me! http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/12/ooh-pick-me-pick-me/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/12/ooh-pick-me-pick-me/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:00:22 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/12/ooh-pick-me-pick-me/ In the first of a lectionary-based series of seven sermons focusing on the book of Ephesians, Pastor Phil Kniss focuses on the apostle’s enthusiastic reminder to the church in Asia Minor, that they are all adopted in God’s household. All of them–Jew and Gentile alike–were deliberately and specifically chosen by God, “for God’s good pleasure,” to be bona fide, full-blooded members of the household of God. This is good news for them, and for us today, a people who often long for a place of belonging, for the knowledge that we are “loved and chosen.”


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/07/12/ooh-pick-me-pick-me/feed/ In the first of a lectionary-based series of seven sermons focusing on the book of Ephesians, Pastor Phil Kniss focuses on the apostle's enthusiastic reminder ... In the first of a lectionary-based series of seven sermons focusing on the book of Ephesians, Pastor Phil Kniss focuses on the apostle's enthusiastic reminder to the church in Asia Minor, that they are all adopted in God's household. All of them--Jew and Gentile alike--were deliberately and specifically chosen by God, "for God's good pleasure," to be bona fide, full-blooded members of the household of God. This is good news for them, and for us today, a people who often long for a place of belonging, for the knowledge that we are "loved and chosen."Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, worship, church, harrisonburg, Park View Mennonite Church No No In praise of feasting http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/06/28/in-praise-of-feasting/ http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/06/28/in-praise-of-feasting/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:00:35 +0000 pvmchurch Uncategorized http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/06/28/in-praise-of-feasting/ Feasting is a communal celebration. Using Deuteronomy 26:1-11 as his text, Pastor Phil Kniss outlined how Jewish feasts - there are many of them - underscored how dependent the people were on God’s goodness and on each other in community. As Americans and as Mennonites, we are feast-impaired. Pastor Phil called us to develop that sense of celebration in our lives, and the congregation then celebrated communion as a first step.


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]]> http://pvmchurch.podbean.com/2009/06/28/in-praise-of-feasting/feed/ Feasting is a communal celebration. Using Deuteronomy 26:1-11 as his text, Pastor Phil Kniss outlined how Jewish feasts - there are many of them - ... Feasting is a communal celebration. Using Deuteronomy 26:1-11 as his text, Pastor Phil Kniss outlined how Jewish feasts - there are many of them - underscored how dependent the people were on God's goodness and on each other in community. As Americans and as Mennonites, we are feast-impaired. Pastor Phil called us to develop that sense of celebration in our lives, and the congregation then celebrated communion as a first step.Download Standard Podcasts sermon, sermons, mennonite, church, worship, harrisonburg, christian, Park View Mennonite Church No No