by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Nov 14, 2018 | Sermons
Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 and Mark 12:38-44 Guest Preacher: Rev. Katherine Mulhern Every once in a while, we here at Church of Peace, join together in reading the United Church of Christ Statement of faith. It’s not a CREED, exactly. Because we do not believe that there...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Nov 4, 2018 | Sermons
John 21:4-14 Whoever wrote the Gospel of John planned to end the book with a twist. It’s arguably the best twist we could imagine: Jesus who got killed on the cross didn’t stay dead. Early on the first day of the week, when it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 21, 2018 | Sermons
Psalm 119:1-10, 81-90 and Mark 2:18-22 Today we are continuing the fall series, “This Changing Church” which celebrates how Church of Peace has a tradition of changing. Since we were founded in eighteen ninety-five, our language has changed, our building has changed....
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 14, 2018 | Sermons
Ezra 3:7-13 There used to be a building over on 9th street. It had a stone foundation and a wooden exterior and stone stairs leading up to its doors. And on top of the building was a… I don’t know the right term… a cupola, maybe? It wasn’t a big building. It wasn’t an...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 7, 2018 | Sermons
Genesis 11:1-9 The first thing to know about the Tower of Babel is this story is all the way made up. You can imagine how it happened. Once upon a time, a curious six-year-old asked her grandfather, “Why are there so many different languages in the world?” Her grandpa...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Sep 23, 2018 | Sermons
Psalm 139:13-18 and Philippians 3:10-17 “I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you” (Philippians 1:3). Today’s scripture comes from Paul’s letter to the Philippians and this is how the letter...
