Park View Mennonite Church sermons

Moriah Hurst: God keeping faith with us

On May 7, 2023, Pastor Moriah Hurst preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service continuing the sermon series entitled "The Wind of God Blows New Life" focusing on Paul's letter in Romans 1 declaring God's salvation and righteousness.

Phil Kniss: Relax! It’s really not about us

On April 30, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service continuing the sermon series entitled "The Wind of God Blows New Life" focusing on Jesus sending witnesses with the story of the missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas to Lystra and their emphatic resistance of the slippery slope of personal exaltation and praise from the people of Lystra by insisting that we are just like you.

Phil Kniss: God’s big dream

On April 23, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service introducing a new sermon series entitled "The Wind of God Blows New Life" following where the wind of God is blowing in the scripture stories as well as where it is blowing in our world today, beginning with the trouble making nature of the Holy Spirit blowing through the story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10.

Phil Kniss: Jesus: Do what you saw me do

On April 16, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service concluding the sixteen week long sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing the mission of God through the simple yet poignant words of the Great Commission found in Matthew 28 to look and act like Jesus and inviting others to do the same.

Phil Kniss: Find Jesus, and don’t be afraid

On April 9, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service on Easter continuing in the sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing the power of God through the story of the resurrection of Jesus from Matthew 28, and with the reminder to find Jesus and do not be afraid.

Phil Kniss: Our convenient fiction: Reconsidering Palm Sunday

On April 2, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at an outdoor Park View Mennonite Palm Sunday morning service continuing in the sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing the nature of his kingship with a critical look at the story of Jesus' triumphant entry to Jerusalem on a donkey from Matthew 21 and exploring the convenient fiction we may be introducing to the narrative.

Jonny Rashid: Who are the least of these?

On March 26, 2023, guest preacher Pastor Jonny Rashid preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service continuing in the sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing the social justice priorities of God's realm drawing on the parable of the sheep and goats from Matthew 25. Jonny Rashid is a pastor, author, speaker and podcaster from Philadelphia, PA. Author of Jesus Takes a Side, Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel published by MennoMedia (Herald Press) in 2022, Rashid studied journalism, education and history at Temple University and completed his masters of divinity at Palmer Theological Seminary.

Phil Kniss: Navigating the curve

On March 19, 2023, Pastor Phil Kniss preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service continuing in the sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing life in the meantime and unexpected curves in God's realm drawing on the parable of the ten bridesmaids preparing to meet the bridegroom from Matthew 25.

Phil Kniss: The terrible parable

Pastor Phil Kniss, in a sermon to the Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, VA, on March 12, 2023, takes a new look at Matthew's violent version of the Great Banquet parable, to discover what it says about the Antiochan Christian community that Matthew’s Gospel emerged from, and what it tells us about the nature of God.

Paula Stoltzfus: God’s Economy of Grace

On March 5, 2023, Pastor Paula Stoltzfus preaches at a Park View Mennonite Sunday morning service continuing in the sermon series entitled "Jesus the Revealer" focusing on Jesus revealing the upside-down realm of God and God's economy of grace drawing on the story of the laborers in the vineyard from Matthew 20.