by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Nov 28, 2021 | Sermons
Jeremiah 29:1-14 “For surely, I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD, “plans for your welfare and not for harm, plans to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me.” This is the promise...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Nov 21, 2021 | Sermons
Isaiah 9:1-7 Chances are, you have come upon the classic Mister Rogers’ meme trolleying its way around the internet. It’s become the thing to say in the days after a hurricane, or a mass shooting, or a raid that rips apart families. It’s what we offer each other, when...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Nov 7, 2021 | Sermons
1 Kings 19:1-18 After the stint in the wilderness, after the sigh that shook the leaves on the only tree, the LORD found Elijah in a cave by the mountain. That’s when God asked him the best question anyone could ask: What are you doing here? Say it one way, it could...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 24, 2021 | Sermons
1 Samuel 16:1-13 God sees the people’s need! This is the chorus of our scripture today, the refrain that keeps being true, that keeps needing to be said out loud. God sees the people’s need. Imagine a storybook snowy day. Inside, there’s a wrinkled grandmother baking...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 17, 2021 | Sermons
1 Samuel 3:1-21 The way I imagine it, the story ends with Eli sitting at a table. The steam is rising from his untouched cup of tea. Sunlight is spilling in through the window. Off in the distance, a donkey is braying, but Eli can’t hear it. He has just gotten the...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Oct 3, 2021 | Sermons
Exodus 3:1-15 The most frightening prayer that I know how to say goes like this: Here I am. I don’t know if you’ve ever said that to the LORD or if you’re planning to, but there’s nothing neutral about this one. For one thing, it means we’ve been found. Might as well...
