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...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Mar 20, 2022 | Sermons
John 18:12-27 In January of Nineteen Ninety-Eight, I came upon an article in Parade Magazine that changed my life. (I actually still have it —all marked up with pink highlighter, and I’m not normally a saver of articles!) This was an interview with Archbishop Desmond...
by Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield | Mar 13, 2022 | Sermons
Introduction: Outsiders Come In Imagine the disciples sitting around the table. They’re still shaken! They’re not quite sure what just happened. You see, they’re all having dinner at the home of Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus. It’s a post-resurrection celebration —an...
