Mariah MartinAug 9, 201912 minDoes Your Soul Spark Joy?Luke 13:1-9 Luke 13:1-9 If any of you have been paying attention to the news recently you might have seen an article reporting that Greta...
Mariah MartinAug 9, 201910 minHappy Dance Luke 15:11-32 How do you know you are alive? When I say alive, I mean more than being breathing bodies with heartbeats. I don’t just mean...
Mariah MartinMay 21, 201911 minWildLuke 4:13 Have any of you read the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed? Wild is about a woman at the end of her rope who decides, basically on a...
Mariah MartinApr 11, 201910 minHere, Fishy Fishy Luke 5:1-11 When I was little, maybe seven, my dad took me fishing at Lake Powel, a nearby reservoir. We would go catfish fishing, which...
Mariah MartinApr 10, 20199 minGod SlapJeremiah 1: 4-10 I have a horrible story to tell you. One time my friend was riding her bike in her neighborhood. Bike riding was a new...
Mariah MartinApr 10, 20199 minJesus's First SermonLuke 4:14-30 When I was preparing this sermon at the Goshen Brew, as soon as I began to write I was interrupted by two seminary friends...
Mariah MartinApr 9, 201911 minGrapes and Grace Wedding at Cana John 2:1-11 I read a book by pastor and author Nadia Boltz-Weber, and in one of her chapters Nadia talked about how she...
Mariah MartinMar 9, 20198 minBaby Fever—Christmas SundayLuke 1:26-38 Luke 1:39-55 Luke 2:1-21 Right after Nick and I got back from our honeymoon, I was moving some of my stuff into Hope House...
Mariah MartinFeb 21, 201912 minHeart to Heart with God Philippians 4:4-7 I have a friend who went through a shattering breakup. The kind that knocks the wind out of you and leaves you feeling...
Mariah MartinFeb 19, 20197 minOde to the Ordinary Luke 3:1-6 Malachi 3:1-4 Philippians 1:3-11 John the Baptist is kind of a strange guy. He gives off vibes of the seemingly crazy sidewalk...
Mariah MartinFeb 19, 20199 min Life In the Waiting RoomLuke 21:25-36 In Luke chapter 21, Jesus has just predicted the fall of the Jerusalem temple when he immediately starts describing what...
Mariah MartinFeb 19, 20198 minChrist as King John 18:33-40 Revelation 1:4-8 I have had fun picking the last two sermon texts to preach on, but this Sunday I wanted to do it a little...
Mariah MartinFeb 15, 201912 minJonah: A Fantastic MisadventureWe all have been swallowed by a great fish at some point in our lives. What I mean by this, is that at some point in your humble, mortal...
Mariah MartinFeb 13, 20198 minMary and Martha: A Lesson in Efficiency Luke 10:38-42 Raise your hand if you identify with Mary in this story. Raise your hand if you identify with Martha. I am a Mary, through...
Mariah MartinFeb 13, 20198 minHere I Am1 Samuel 3 Growing up it was not uncommon to see my dad cry when he preached. He did a good job modeling vulnerability behind the pulpit....