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Since our Pastor is half time, he preaches two or more sermons a month. The rest of the Sunday sermons are provided by members of our own congregation. The sermons are timely, helpful, and always interesting. Plus, we send them out to those on our e-list, so everyone gets to enjoy them, whether they were able to attend or not.

Here are some links to recent bulletins and sermons in PDF format. 

Bulletins and Sermons (examples) 

NOTE: All Virtual Service bulletins show the order of service, call to worship, scripture, quotes, and imagery.
All YouTube videos show the virtual service with music included.
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July 2026
  • "The War Ain't Over" (July 12) - bulletin

June 2026
  • "Life and Teachings of Menno Simons: Part 4" (June 21) - bulletin
  • "Life and Teachings of Menno Simons: Part 3" (June 14) - bulletin | lecture
  • "Pain Can Become Joy!" (June 7) - bulletin

May 2026
  • "Filled with New Wine: The Gift of Multilingualism" (May 31) - bulletin | sermon
  • "EPIC Update: Solidarity with our Neighbors in Mexico and Central America" - bulletin
  • "Jesus Freaks, Why You Staring at the Sky?" - bulletin | sermon
  • "The Life and Teachings of Menno Simons: Part 2: The Life of Menno Simons (May 10) - bulletin | lecture
  • "The Life and Teachings of Menno Simons: Part 1: The Anabaptist Movement Spreads to Northern Europe" (May 3) - bulletin | lecture

April 2026
  • "The one who is righteous will live by faith" (April 26) - bulletin
  • "The Quest" (April 19) - bulletin
  • "Practicing Resurrection" (April 12) - bulletin | sermon
  • Easter Sunday, "Resuscitation Or Resurrection?” (April 5) - bulletin | sermon
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​March 2026
  • Palm/Passion Sunday, "What's In a Name?" (Mar 29) - bulletin | sermon
  • Fifth Sunday of Lent, "Complicity and Innocence: Behold the Man" (Mar. 22) - bulletin
  • Fourth Sunday of Lent, "Submission and Power: Jesus is Simply Outta this World!" (Mar. 15) - bulletin 
  • Second Sunday of Lent, "Obvious and Hidden: Being Fully Loved" (Mar. 1) - bulletin | sermon

February 2026
  • First Sunday of Lent: "Love and Grief, Glory and Belief" (Feb. 22) - bulletin | sermon
  • "What is Church?" (Feb. 15) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Finding Meaning in Exile" (Feb. 8) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday: Solidarity" (Feb. 1) - bulletin

January 2026
2025 Examples

December 2025
  • 4th Sunday of Advent: "Love Comes Down" (Dec. 21) - bulletin
  • 3rd Sunday of Advent: "Joy in the Desert" (Dec. 14) - bulletin
  • 2nd Sunday of Advent: "Peace in the Valley of the Bones" (Dec. 7) - bulletin

November 2025
  • 1st Sunday of Advent: "Hope Under Pressure" (Nov. 30) - bulletin
  • "Thanksgiving in All Circumstances" (Nov. 23) - bulletin
  • "The Joy of Harvest Begins by Planting Seeds" (Nov. 16) - bulletin
  • "The Joy of Doing" (Nov. 9) - bulletin
  • "All Souls Service: A Time to Remember" (Nov. 2) - bulletin

October 2025
  • Mercy or Contempt" (Oct. 26) - bulletin
  • "Hersistence: A Parable of Relentless Pursuit of Justice!" (Oct. 19) 
  • See With Both Your Eyes and Your Heart" (Oct. 5) - bulletin

September 2025
  • "Everybody Must NOT Stone!" (Sept. 28) - bulletin
  • "50 Years of Giving Light and Finding Our Way: FCMF's 50th Anniversary" (Sept. 14) - bulletin
  • "Be Alert! The World Needs More Lerts" - bulletin

August 2025
  • “Produce Fruit not Just Leaves”  (Aug 31) - bulletin
  • "Time for You to Become an Exegete!”  (Aug 24) - bulletin
  • "Proper Study of Scripture is Called Exegesis, Not Exit, Jesus!" (Aug 17) - bulletin
  • "A Sanctuary of Unseen Treasures" (Aug 10) - bulletin

​July 2025
  • "Bern: A Hotbed of Anabaptism" (July 27) - bulletin
  • "The Spread of Anabaptism: Part 2” (July 20) - bulletin
  • "The Spread of Anabaptism: Part 1” (July 13) - bulletin

June 2025
  • "A Vacation From . . .?" (June 29) - bulletin
  • "Pentecost Too: Flaming Tongues and Economic Re-distribution" (June 22) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Pentecost: When Diversity Becomes Subversive" (June 15) - bulletin | sermon 
  • "The Courage to Love" (June 8) - bulletin
  • Seventh Sunday of Easter: "How Does FCMF Follow Jesus?" (June 1) - bulletin

May 2025
  • Sixth Sunday of Easter: "Justice and the Three Crosses (May 25) - bulletin | sermon
  • Fifth Sunday of Easter: "More Joy" (May 18) - bulletin
  • Fourth Sunday of Easter: "Joy is a Seed Buried Deep" (May 11) - bulletin | sermon
  • Third Sunday of Easter: "Expedition to Tell el-Hesi" (May 4) - bulletin
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April 2025
  • Second Sunday of Easter: "On the Road to New Life: (April 27) - bulletin | sermon
  • Resurrection Sunday (Easter): "Dead or Alive" (April 20) - bulletin | sermon
  • Sixth Sunday of Lent: “Finding the Lost and Bringing the Dead Back to Life!” (April 13) - bulletin | sermon
  • Fifth Sunday of Lent: "How to be a Very Rude Guest" (April 6) - bulletin | sermon

March 2025
  • “Speaking the Truth in Love: Navigating Hard Conversations with Grace” (March 30) - bulletin
  • Third Sunday of Lent: "The Mighty Tiny" (March 23) - bulletin | sermon
  • Second Sunday of Lent: "God is Coming for it All: So Get Your Priorities Straight!” (March 16) - bulletin | sermon
  • First Sunday of Lent: "Be a Good Neighbor" (March 9) - bulletin | sermon
  • “A World Transformed!?" (March 2, 2025) - bulletin
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February 2025
  • “Not Just Backscratchers!” (Feb. 23, 2025) - bulletin
  • “Learning to Hope in the Dark: Practices of Faith for Uncertain Times” (Feb. 16, 2025) - bulletin
  • "Be Sure to Always Start Your Day with a Hearty Breakfast" (Feb. 9, 2025) - bulletin | sermon
  • "The Courage to Love" (Feb. 2, 2025) - bulletin

January 2025
  • "500th Anniversary of Anabaptism: Conrad, Will You Baptize Me?" (Jan. 26, 2025) - bulletin
  • "Love in Action at 300 East Oak" (Jan. 12, 2025) - bulletin
  • "The Search for Quantum Epiphany!" (Jan. 5, 2025) - bulletin | sermon

2024 Examples

​​December 2024
  • Christmas Eve Service (Dec. 24, 2024) - bulletin
  • Fourth Sunday of Advent: "Jump for Joy! For Hope is on the Way!" (Dec. 22, 2024) - bulletin
  • Third Sunday of Advent: "Anointing for Justice: Who Belongs" (Dec. 15, 2024) - bulletin
  • Second Sunday of Advent: "Opening Heart - What Do We Ask For?" (Dec. 8, 2024) - bulletin
  • First Sunday of Advent: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place - How Do We Continue On?" (Dec. 1, 2024) - bulletin

November 2024
  • "EPIC Update: Solidarity with our Neighbors in Mexico and Central America" (November 24, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Are You a Consumer or a Producer?" (November 17) - bulletin
  • "Loss" (November 10) - bulletin
  • "A Time to Remember" (November 3, 2024) - bulletin

October 2024
  • "Budgets are Moral Documents" (October 27, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Holy Journeys and Sacred Path" (October 20, 2024) - bulletin
  • Elija, Ahab, Jezebel, and the Downside of Celebrity!”​ (October 13, 2024) - bulletin​
​September 2024
  • "Peace Sunday: "The Broken Vessel is Often More Beautiful than the Original!" (September 29, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Beyond the Balance Sheet" (September 22, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Are We Headed for a Civil War?" (September 15, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Joy Inserted into Life's Agonies" (September 8, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Roca de Refugio" (September 1, 2024) - bulletin
August 2024
  • "The Importance of Joy" (August 25, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Children's Dedication and Blessing"  (August 18, 2024) - bulletin
  • "The Light Within" (August 11, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Raisin' The Roof (August 4, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
July 2024
  • "Are the ‘Big Ten’ Really the Salvation of Western Civilization?" (July 21, 2024) - bulletin
  • "What We Can Learn From Monkeys" (July 14, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Can We Find a Good Sam in Fort Collins (July 7, 2024) - bulletin

June 2024
  • "The King's Drum" (June 30, 2024) - bulletin
  • "What is Holy Ground?" (June 23, 2024) - bulletin
  • "True Servant Leaders" (June 16, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Real Church is What Happens the Rest of the Week!" (June 9, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Compassion is the Code" (June 2, 2024) - bulletin | sermon

May 2024
  • "The Untamed Spirit of Pentecost" (May 26, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Justice. Compassion. Mercy." (May 19, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Jesus is Coming, So Look Busy!" (May 12, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
  • "When is Occupation Justified?" (May 5, 2024) - bulletin

April 2024
March 2024
  • Easter Sunday: "Resurrection: A Living Stone's Perspective!" (March 31, 2024) - bulletin | sermon
  • Palm Sunday: "Becoming Truly Alive: When Everything Gives Joy!" (March 24, 2024) - bulletin
  • Fifth Sunday in Lent: "Seeds Planted In Gardens Of Living Stones!" (March 17, 20224) - bulletin
  • Fourth Sunday in Lent: "Becoming Truly Alive: Finding the Valuable Stones" (March 10, 2024) - bulletin
  • Third Sunday of Lent: “Becoming Truly Alive: When Everything Give Joy!” (March 3, 2024) - bulletin

​February 2024
  • Second Sunday of Lent: “Becoming Truly Alive: From Escape to Transparency!” (Feb. 25, 2024) - bulletin
  • First Sunday of Lent: "Living Stones" (Feb. 18, 2024) - bulletin

January 2024
  • "Mosaic: Becoming a Part of God’s Bigger Picture" (Jan. 28, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Anabaptism in the Middle Ages" (Jan. 21, 2024) - bulletin
  • "Memories of Dr. King" (Jan. 14, 2024) - bulletin
  • Epiphany Sunday: "Hitch Your Camel to a Star!" (Jan. 7, 2024 - bulletin

2023 Examples

December 2023
  • Advent 4: "The War on Christmas!" (Dec. 24, 2023) - bulletin
  • Advent 3: “THE Gospel of Jesus, God’s Chosen! So, Why Wait?” (Dec. 17,2023) - bulletin 
  • Advent 2: "Learning to Wait in an Instantaneous Society" (Dec. 10, 2023) - bulletin
  • Advent 1: "What are You Waiting For? (Dec. 3, 2023) - bulletin
November 2023
October 2023
  • "Sermon on the Amount" (Oct. 29, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "Being Right is Sometimes of Little Consolation" (Oct. 22, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • Dan Leatherman's Memorial Service Speech by Pastor Steve (Oct. 21, 2023) - speech
  • "The Canadian Experiment" (Oct. 8, 2023) - bulletin
  • "​World Communion Sunday: Rice is Life!" (Oct. 1, 2023) - bulletin

September 2023
  • "​A World Without Poverty or Hunger is Possible!" (Sept. 24, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Following Our Prophetic Daughters and Sons - Teach Your Parents Well" (Sept. 17, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "What We Do — A Nuisance or a Necessity?” (Sept. 10, 2023) - bulletin | sermon (excellent description of everything that FCMF does in its homeless outreach)
  • “Swearing an Oath of Allegiance to a Political State and its Military — Not!” (Sept. 3, 2023) - bulletin

August 2023
  • "Let's Talk About Dan" (Aug. 27, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Why History is Important" (Aug. 20, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Pushing the Frontier" (Aug. 13, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Mountain States Mennonite Conference (MSMC) Re-cap" (Aug. 6, 2023) - bulletin

July 2023
  • "Maybe Perseverance and Forgiveness is the Best Revenge?" (July 16, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Thou Shalt Not Kill" (July 9, 2023) - bulletin

June 2023
  • "Singing for Our Lives" (July 2, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Binding the Real Strongman: Mental Health or Guns!" (June 25, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "God Has No Grandchildren: "How and Why Movements (Including Churches) Fail, Even When They Succeed" (June 18, 2023) - bulletin 
  • "The Center of Jesus’ Ministry: a Tale of Two Daughters" (June 11, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "The Great Omissions" (June 4, 2023) - bulletin | sermon

May 2023
  • “The Day of Pentecost: God’s Diversifying Insurrection!”  (May 28, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "The First American Mennonite Church" (May 21, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Humans are Not Meant to Live Alone" (May 14, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Buddha and Jesus: What Can They Teach Us?" (May 7, 2023) - bulletin

April 2023
  • "The Atlantic Crossing" (April 30, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Living out Easter: The Power of Forgiveness" (April 23, 2023) - bulletin
  • "The Original 13" (April 16, 2023) - bulletin
  • Easter/Resurrection Sunday - "Fully Alive in Christ!" (April 9, 2023) - bulletin  
  • Sixth Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday) - ​“Back In The Saddle Again!” (April 2, 2023) - bulletin | sermon transcript

March 2023
  • Fifth Sunday in Lent: "True Humans are Made of Flesh and Bone!”  (March 26, 2023) - bulletin | sermon transcript
  • Fourth Sunday in Lent: "Here’s Mud In Yer Eye! True Humans Live In The Light Of Christ" (March 19, 2023) - bulletin | sermon transcript
  • Third Sunday in Lent: "True Humans Are Springs of Eternal Life!” (March 12, 2023) - bulletin  
  • Second Sunday in Lent: "To Be Human is to be Reborn by the Breath of God! " (March 5, 2023) - bulletin

Feb 2023
  • First Sunday in Lent: "To Be Human is to Be (Re)Created in the Image of God!" (Feb. 26, 2023) - bulletin | sermon
  • "The Myth of Redemptive Violence" (Feb. 19, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Nurses En Route in Peru" (Feb. 12, 2023) - bulletin
  • "The Arc is Long, But it Bends!" (Feb. 5, 2023) - bulletin | YouTube video of service

January 2023
  • "Religious and Racial Intolerance" (Jan. 29, 2023 - bulletin
  • "Founding the English Colonies in America" (Jan. 22, 2023) - bulletin
  • "What Does Love Have To Do With It? (Jan. 15, 2023) - bulletin
  • "Epiphany Light And New Year Resolutions!" (Jan. 8, 2022) - bulletin | sermon

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