A02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year A (2022)
November 28, 2022
“By the end of the twentieth century, over 130 million people died in war. And then came 9/11. Our country initiated a ‘global war on terror.’…There have been wars in Africa and wars in the...
C35: The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2022)
July 18, 2022
Ryan Ahlgrim preaches that fascinating story from Genesis 18:20-32, about the time Abraham bargained with God in the hope that he would spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah “if only ten righteous” were found...
C24: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C (2022)
May 2, 2022
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” These words begin one of the most recognizable and familiar psalms. In today’s sermon, Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of Richmond’s First Mennonite Church, admits that he reached...
C13: The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2022)
February 14, 2022
“Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you.” These words from today’s passage, Luke 6:27-38, are probably the most “radical, ridiculous, and...
B50: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
November 1, 2021
When it comes to immigration, our country and many other countries wrestle with the question of “who can be included and who should be excluded,” begins Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of First Mennonite Church of Richmond,...