by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Apr 24, 2022 | Sermons
John 20:19-31 In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God… What happened was the Holy Spirit took a breath, and began to sing, and all of life came back to life. The Word of God is the light that shines in the darkness like the stars...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Apr 17, 2022 | Sermons
John 20:1-18 In an early episode of the reality show, Pit Bulls and Parolees, what happened was that Tia Torres, the director of the dog rescue, took a phone call from a person who was concerned about a family of pit bulls living underneath an abandoned house in her...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Apr 15, 2022 | Sermons
Introduction to the Scripture: What the Cross Has Done To begin with, I need to acknowledge that you’ve made an extraordinary choice to come to church this afternoon. I mean come to church on Christmas Eve, or Easter, or Pentecost, there’s a good chance you’ll go out...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Apr 15, 2022 | Sermons
John 19:23-30 It could be this is the first time you’re coming to church on Maundy Thursday. It could be you’ve been coming to church your whole life and you’ve been to zillions of Maundy Thursday services over the years. For all of us, what’s happening in the service...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Apr 3, 2022 | Sermons
John 19:1-16 What happened was Pilate went back inside, and this time, he was terrified. He looked at Jesus who was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, gazing straight ahead. Pilate asked him, Where are you from? And when Jesus didn’t say anything, that...
