Pastor Marianne’s Sermons

July 7, 2024 – Sermon by Deb Oferosky
June 30, 2024
June 23, 2024 – Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz
June 16, 2024 – Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz
June 9, 2024 – John Wesley’s Directions for Singing
June 2, 2024 – Lay Leaders’ Report on this year’s United Methodist Annual Conference
May 26, 2024 –
May 19, 2024 – Pentecost: “United in the Spirit”
May 12, 2024 – Ascension Sunday: “We are the Resurrection”
May 5, 2024 – Sixth Sunday of Easter: “Whoever Believes”
April 28, 2024 – Fifth Sunday of Easter “Go!”
April 21, 2024 – Fourth Sunday of Easter “Opened Eyes”
April 14, 2024 – Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz
April 7, 2024 – “Easter Charades” by the Sunday School was not recorded.
March 31 – Easter Sunday: “Risen Indeed!”
March 24 – Palm Sunday: Hosanna”
March 17 – Fifth Sunday in Lent: “It’s Okay to be Scared”
March 10th – Fourth Sunday in Lent: Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz
March 3 Sermon – Third Sunday in Lent: “All Dried Up”
February 25 Sermon – Second Sunday in Lent: “Divine Dinner”
February 18 Sermon – First Sunday in Lent: “God Led the People”
February 11 Sermon by Gail Johnson – “How Did I End Up Here?”
February 4 Sermon – “Follow Me”
January 28 Sermon – “Come and Follow Me”
January 21 Sermon – “Come and See”
January 14 sermon – Baptism of the Lord: “Waters of Change”
January 7 Sermon: Epiphany Sunday – “Starry Gift”
December 31 Sermon – not recorded
December 24 Sermon – Christmas Eve – “The Light Has Come”
December 17 Sermon – Fourth Sunday of Advent – “Song of Light and Dark”
December 3 Sermon – Second Sunday of Advent – “Illumination at Night”
November 26 Sermon – First Sunday of Advent – “Light Shines in Darkness”
November 19 Sermon – Christ the King Sunday – “The Fullness of Christ”
November 12 Sermon – We are the Church: “Be a Blessing”
November 5 Sermon – We are the Church: “Living Faith Every Day”
October 29 Sermon – We are the Church: “Seeing God All Around”
October 22 Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz – We are the Church: “Singing, Praying, Laughing and Crying”
October 15 Sermon – We Are the Church: “Sharing the Good News”
October 8 Sermon – Confirmation Sunday: “Joining the Body of Christ”
October 1 Sermon: “Be of One Mind”
September 24 Sermon: “London: Movement Set Ablaze”
September 17 Sermon: “Bristol: Submit to be More Vile”
September 10 Sermon: “Aldersgate: Hearts Strangely Warmed”
September 3 Sermon: “Georgia: Seeking Peace and Assurance”
August 27 Sermon: “Oxford: A Rule of Life”
August 20 Sermon: “Epworth: Where It All Began”
August 13 Sermon: “Encounter. Transform. Respond”
August 6 Sermon: “Who do you say that I am?”
July 30 Sermon by Becky Boland: “Living in Kinship”
July 23 Sermon by Pastor Josh Williams: “Revealer and Yoke-Giver”
July 16 Sermon by Joan Womeldorf Fitch Not Recorded
July 9 Sermon by Rev. Christopher Carr: “The Weight” Technical Difficulties – Not Recorded
July 2 Sermon by Rev. Dr. Dana Scopatz: “Who do you say that I am?”
June 25 Sermon: “Utterly Wrong”
June 18 Sermon: “And the People Believed God”
June 11 Sermon by Dr. Dana Scopatz
June 4 Sermon: “Go, Therefore”
May 28 Sermon: “The Language of the People”
May 21 Sermon: “Restored and Established”
May 14 Sermon: “Alive by the Spirit”
May 7 Sermon: “God’s People”
April 30 Sermon: “It is Commendable”
April 23 Sermon by Dr. Dana Scopatz
April 16 Sermon: “Living Hope”
April 9 Sermon: “Risen with Christ”
April 2 Sermon: “Celebrate Christ”
March 26 Sermon: “Food for the Journey”
March 19 Sermon: “Weighing the Both/And”
March 12 Sermon: “Feed the Sheep”
March 5 Sermon: “Welcome to the Table”
February 26 Sermon: “Changed by Christ”
February 19 Sermon: “Listen!”
February 12 Sermon by Pastor Joshua Williams: “Of First Importance”
February 5 Sermon: “Wesley’s General Rules: ‘Third – Attend to All the Ordinances of God'”
January 29 Sermon: “Wesley’s General Rules — ‘Second, Do Good'”
January 22 Sermon: “Wesley’s General Rules — ‘First, Do No Harm'”
January 15 Sermon: “Baptism of the Lord: ‘Return to the Waters'”
January 8 Sermon: “The Gift of Light”
January 1 Sermon: Not recorded
December 24 Sermon: “Ready or Not …”
December 18 Sermon: “Preparing for Christ: Preparing our Strength”
December 11 Sermon: “Preparing for Christ: Preparing our Souls”
Charles Scopatz’s December 4 Sermon: “Preparing for Christ: Preparing our Minds”
November 27 Sermon: “Preparing for Christ: Preparing our Hearts”
November 20 Sermon: “The Reign of Christ”
November 13 Sermon: “Faith UMC is … serving our neighbors”
November 6 Sermon: “Faith UMC is … supporting one another”
October 30 Sermon: “Faith UMC is … teaching”
October 23 Sermon by Dr. Dana Scopatz: “Faith UMC is … its People”
October 9 Sermon: “Faith UMC is … seeking to live the love of God”
October 2 Sermon: “Faith UMC is … a Spiritual Community”
September 25 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘Molly on the Moon'”
September 18 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘Last Stop on Market Street'”
September 11 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘One'”
September 4 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘Change Sings'”
August 28 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree'”
August 21 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘This is the Rope'”
August 14 Sermon: “How Does God React to the Hateful Things I have Said to God?”
August 7 Sermon: “How Do We Live Through Grief?”
July 31 Sermon: “How come God lets bad things happen to good people?”
July 24 Sermon: “Is the Presence of Evil in a Person Nature or Nurture?”
July 17 Sermon: “How does the Holy Spirit fit into things?”
July 10 Sermon: “Noah’s Ark: Fact or Fiction?”
July 5, 2022 Sermon: “Questions of Faith: Why do Christians Fight so Much?”
June 26, 2022 Sermon – Not recorded
June 19, 2022 Sermon: “Food and a Good Nap”
June 12, 2022 – Trinity Sunday – Sermon by Dr. Dana Scopatz
June 5, 2022 Sermon: “Rush of the Spirit”
May 29, 2022 Sermon: “All I Need”
May 22, 2022 Sermon: “Love and Peace”
May 15, 2022 Sermon by Dr. Dana Scopatz
May 8, 2022 Sermon: “Tell Us Plainly”
May 1, 2022 Sermon: “Feed and Be Fed”
April 24, 2022 Sermon: “Forever Changed”
April 17, 2022 Sermon: “An Easter Sermon”
April 10, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: ‘Power and Glory, Amen'”
April 3, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: Anywhere but There” (not recorded)
March 27, 2022, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: Sins, Debts, and Transgressions'”
March 20, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: ‘Meat and Bread'”
March 13, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: ‘Heaven on Earth'”
March 6, 2022 Sermon: “This is Our Prayer: ‘Hey, God!'”
Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022) Sermon: “When Does the Darkness End?”
February 27, 2022 Sermon: “Astounded by Greatness”
February 20, 2022 Sermon: “Death for Resurrection”
February 13, 2022 Sermon: “Raised”
February 6, 2022 Sermon by Rev. Sarah Horsfield: “There’s no Time like the Wrong Time”
January 30, 2022 Sermon: “Love Is . . .”
January 23, 2022 Sermon: “The Body of Christ”
January 16, 2022 Sermon: “Gifted”
January 9, 2022 Sermon: “Celebrating Promise: Simeon’s Song”
January 2, 2022: Wesley Covenant Service (not recorded)

December 26, 2021 Sermon: “Divine Interruptions”
December 24 Christmas Eve Sermon: “Celebrating Promise: Heaven’s Song”
December 19, 2021: Children and Youth Sunday School Program (not recorded)
December 12, 2021 Sermon: “Celebrating Promise: Mary’s Song”
December 5, 2021 Sermon: “Celebrating Promise: Zechariah’s Song”
November 28, 2021 Sermon: “Celebrating Promise: Hannah’s Song”
November 21, 2021 Sermon: “Give All You Can”
November 14, 2021 Sermon: “Save All You Can”
November 7, 2021 Sermon: “Earn All You Can”
October 31, 2021 Sermon: “Spooky Church” ‘Trick or Treat'”
October 24, 2021 Sermon: “Spooky Church: ‘Witches and Ghosts'”
October 17, 2021 Sermon: (Pastor Dana): “Spooky Church: ‘Skeletons'”
October 10, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘The Dandelion Seed'”
October 3, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘Old Turtle'”
September 26, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘Extra Yarn'”
September 19, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Running Away From Home'”
September 12, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘The Most Magnificent Thing'”
September 5, 2021 Sermon: “Belief in Books: ‘The Forever Tree'”
August 29, 2021 Sermon: “Bread of Life: ‘Bread for Faith'”
August 22, 2021 Sermon: “Bread of Life: ‘Bread for Communion'”
August 15, 2021 Sermon: “Bread of Life: ‘Bread from Heaven'”
August 8, 2021 Sermon: “Bread of Life: ‘Bread for Eternity'”
August 1, 2021 Sermon: “Bread of Life: ‘Bread for Nutrition”
July 25, 2021 Sermon: “Odd Ball Bible: ‘The Talking Donkey'”
July 18, 2021 Sermon (Pastor Dana): “Odd Ball Bible: ‘The Appearance of the Likeness of the Glory of the Lord'”
July 11, 2021 Sermon: “Odd Ball Bible: ‘Jesus Gets Hangry'”
July 4, 2021 Sermon: “Odd Ball Bible: ‘Miracle by Annoyance'” (not recorded)
June 27, 2021 Sermon: “Odd Ball Bible: ‘Fishing for Cash'”
June 20, 2021 Sermon: “Odd Ball Bible: “The Writing on the Wall'”
June 13, 2021 Sermon (Pastor Dana) – ‘Odd Ball Bible: ‘The Dragon of Revelation 12:1-7′”
June 6, 2021 Sermon – “Odd Ball Bible: ‘The Sermon of Death'”
May 30, 2021 Sermon – “Send Me?”
May 23, 2021 Sermon – “Filled with the Spirit”
May 9, 2021 Sermon – “Proclaim the Good News”
May 2, 2021 Sermon – “God’s Choice”
April 25, 2021 Sermon – “Get Up”
April 18, 2021 Sermon – “Sent by God”
April 11, 2021 Sermon – “In No Uncertain Terms”
April 4, 2021 Easter Service – “Being a Church of Life: Keep Practicing Resurrection”
March 28, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Now over Later”
March 21, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Frontier over Fortress”
March 14, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Bold over Mild”
March 7, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Fun over Drudgery”
February 28, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Community over Isolation”
February 21, 2021 Sermon – “Being a Church of Life: Choosing Life over Death”
February 17, 2021 – Ash Wednesday Sermon
February 14, 2021 Sermon – “Changed”
February 7, 2021 Sermon – “Telling Our Story: Sharing Our Stories”
January 31, 2021 Sermon – “Telling Our Story: Why This Church?”
January 24, 2021 Sermon – “Telling Our Story: Why Church?”
January 17, 2021 Sermon – “Telling Our Story: Why God?”
January 10, 2021 Sermon – “Watery Remembrance”
January 3, 2021 Sermon – “The Gift of a Star”
December 20, 2020 Sermon – “Do Not Be Afraid to Choose Love”
December 6, 2020 Sermon – “Do Not Be Afraid to Bring Peace”
November 29, 2020 Sermon – “Do Not Be Afraid to Hold Hope”
November 22, 2020 Sermon – “Faithfully Participate for Christ”
November 15, 2020 Sermon – “Faithfully Participate: Service”
November 8, 2020 Sermon – “Faithfully Participate: Gifts”
November 1, 2020 Sermon – “Faithfully Participate: Presence”
October 25, 2020 Sermon: – “Faithfully Participate: Prayers”
October 18, 2020 Sermon: – “Faithfully Participate: Witness”
October 11, 2020 Sermon – “Belief in Books: The Story of Ferdinand”
October 4, 2020 Sermon – “Belief in Books: Stone Soup“
September 27, 2020 Sermon – “Belief in Books: Harold and the Purple Crayon”
September 20, 2020 Sermon – “Belief in Books: Harry and the Terrible Whatzit”
September 13, 2020 Sermon – “Belief in Books: The Runaway Bunny”
September 6, 2020 Sermon – “Face to Face with God”
August 30, 2020 Sermon – “Imperfect Love”
August 23, 2020 Sermon – “Thin Places”
August 16, 2020 Sermon – “The Younger Twin”
August 9, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Difficult Times and Moving Towards Heaven.”
August 2, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Forgiveness.”
July 26, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? All are Welcome.”
July 19, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Our Honest Selves.”
July 12, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Prayer and the Holy Spirit.”
July 5, 2020 Sermon – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Silence.” (audio only)
June 28, 2020 Sermon – “My Father was a Wandering Tennessean.”