by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jul 12, 2020 | Sermons
Introduction to the Scripture This summer we’re sharing a worship series on Caring and Service. You might have noticed that nearly every Sunday we’ve been hearing a short snippet from this famous parable. Hear these words from Matthew, Chapter Twenty-Five, verses...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jul 5, 2020 | Sermons
John 4:1-14 (Matthew 25:34-35) Today we continue our summer series on Caring and Service, and once again, we hear a short snippet from the famous parable in Matthew Twenty-Five. It’s a story about a king whom we imagine is Jesus. All the people — the righteous and...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jun 28, 2020 | Sermons
Isaiah 58:1-12 Fifty-one years ago today, New York police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. It would be correct to call the Stonewall Inn a gay bar. It would be more correct to call the Stonewall Inn a sanctuary, a refuge in a world where it was...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jun 21, 2020 | Sermons
Matthew 22:1-14 and Matthew 25:37-40 Today we hear two scriptures; both come from the Gospel of Matthew; both have to do with having appropriate apparel. In the first scripture, Jesus is speaking to the crowd which includes his followers but also the chief priests and...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Jun 7, 2020 | Sermons
Exodus 16:1-15 and Matthew 25:34-35 Today we’re starting a new sermon series to give nourishment to our Summer of Caring and Service. We begin in the wilderness. I invite you to imagine how the people were feeling. Only a few months ago, they never thought they would...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | May 24, 2020 | Sermons
1 Corinthians 15:1-22 A quote I repeat as often as I can comes from Adrienne Rich who said this: “When a woman tells the truth, she’s creating the possibility for more truth around her.” Adrienne Rich made this observation back in the seventies, but beginning a few...
