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First Methodist Church Opelika
Listen to weekly sermons from First Methodist Church in Opelika, AL.
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- First Methodist Church Opelika
Responding to the Empty Tomb | Dr. Nolan Donald
How will you respond to the invitation that Jesus gives with His resurrection? Scripture reference: Luke 24:1-2 (ESV) First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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Leaves or Fruit? (Mark 11:12-25), Dr. Nolan Donald
On Palm Sunday, Pastor Nolan challenges the congregation to look inwardly and decide if they are people who are bearing fruit of the Spirit-led life in Jesus…
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Midweek Lenten Bible Study: Love So Amazing
On this special episode, we are sharing our Lenten Bible Study, "Love So Amazing." Taught by Pastors Nolan Donald and Tim Thompson, this study will focus on…
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The Power of Grace Filled Living, Dr. Tim Thompson
Scripture Referenced: Ephesians 2:8 John 3:16 2 Corinthians 9:8 Ephesians 4:32 Hebrews 12:15 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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Midweek Lenten Bible Study: Love So Amazing
On this special midweek episode, we are sharing our Lenten Bible Study, "Love So Amazing." Taught by Pastors Nolan Donald and Tim Thompson, this study will…
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Keep Your Eye on the Ball (Luke 10:38-42), Dr. Nolan Donald
Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. She worked hard in her service to him. What was she missing in her encounter with Jesus? Pastor Nolan preaches on the…
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Midweek Lenten Bible Study: Love So Amazing
On this special midweek episode, we are sharing our Lenten Bible Study, "Love So Amazing." Taught by Pastors Nolan Donald and Tim Thompson, this study will…
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Things of God or Things of Man (Matthew 16:21-23), Dr. Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan shows us how our expectations can be a hinderance to coming closer to Christ. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and…
- First Methodist Church Opelika
Midweek Lenten Bible Study: Love So Amazing
On this special midweek episode, we are sharing our Lenten Bible Study, "Love So Amazing." Taught by Pastors Nolan Donald and Tim Thompson, this study will…
- First Methodist Church Opelika
What Will You Do About that Wall? (Joshua 6:1-5; Hebrews 11:30), Rev. Matt Adair
Guest preacher Matt Adair shares a message about what to do when we come to walls in life. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and…
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Midweek Lenten Bible Study: Love So Amazing
On this special midweek episode, we are sharing our Lenten Bible Study, "Love So Amazing." Taught by Pastors Nolan Donald and Tim Thompson, this study will…
- First Methodist Church Opelika
Come to Me (Matthew 11:25-30), Dr. Nolan Donald
On this First Sunday in Lent, Pastor Nolan invites the congregation to come enjoy the delights of God that are waiting if we put aside the distractions and…
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Psalm 23 & Me: Hunted by Goodness (Psalm 23:6), Rev. Ken Roach
Guest preacher Ken Roach brings the Psalm 23 & Me series to a close by showing how God is constantly pursuing us with his goodness and love. First Methodist…
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Psalm 23 & Me: Your Table Invitation (Psalm 23:5), Nolan Donald
What is keeping you from accepting God's invitation to radical grace and love? Pastor Nolan looks at this table invitation from God. First Methodist Church of…
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Psalm 23 & Me: The Antidote to Fear (Psalm 23:4), Dr. Nolan Donald
How do we keep from freezing with fear when we come to the darkest darknesses in life? The 23rd Psalm shows us how. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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Psalm 23 & Me: And Then Comes Righteousness (Psalm 23:3b), Dr. Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the series on Psalm 23 with a call to allow God to make us righteous instead of working hard to make ourselves righteous. This is a good…
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Psalm 23 & Me: God's Greater Goal (Psalm 23:2-3a), Dr. Nolan Donald
The sermon series on Psalm 23 continues as Pastor Nolan directs the congregation to seeing how God is working to lead and restore - all we have to do is…
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Psalm 23 & Me: Life Without Lack (Psalm 23:1), Dr. Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan kicks off the new year at First Methodist with a new sermon series focusing on the some of the most familiar words in the Bible - Psalm 23. First…
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The Purpose of Christmas (1 John 1:5-2:2), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan points to Jesus as the Light of the World that conquers the darkness in our lives and in this world. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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Special Guest Tammy Ma
Atheist turned missionary Tammy Ma shares a message about the power of prayer. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: A Merciful New Future (Amos 9), Nolan Donald
The Amos sermon series comes to an end with the promise of redemption to God's people. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Things May Not Be as They Appear (Amos 8), Nolan Donald
In the penultimate sermon in the Amos series, Pastor Nolan invites us to go deeper and see where God may be calling us to repentance and introspection when the…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Allegiance Matters (Amos 7:10-11), Nolan Donald
Through the exchange between the prophet Amos and the priest Amaziah, we see the slippery of slope of changing allegiances, and how allegiance to anything…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Responding to the Warning Sign (Amos 7:1-9), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan begins a new section in the book of Amos that shows how God desperately wants to get our attention before it's too late. First Methodist Church of…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Starting with the Man in the Mirror (Amos 6), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan unpacks the Prophet Amos' passage that shows that being in right relationship with God isn't about pointing at others, but with starting with the…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: A Warning about Assumptions (Amos 5:18:27); Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan challenges us to reconsider the assumptions we make about our standing with God and what pleases Him - especially for "good churchgoers." First…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: The Way to Live (Amos 5:1-17), Nolan Donald
The sermon series in Amos continues as Pastor Nolan unpacks the hope at the center of the book of Amos. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Welcome the Rebuke (Amos 4:1-13), Nolan Donald
Leaning into a story from the Asbury Outpouring, Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series in Amos and invites the congregation to hear God's rebuke over sin as…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: Is There a Prophet in the House?, Dr. Gorman Houston
Guest preacher, Dr. Gorman Houston challenges the congregation to find the prophetic demands for justice and righteousness of Amos in the ways of Jesus. First…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: The Danger of Unintended Consequences (Amos 2:6-16); Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the series in the book of Amos looking at how seemingly small sin choices can have disastrous consequences. First Methodist Church of…
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?: The Danger of Keeping Up with the Joneses (Amos 1:1-2; 2:6-16), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan begins a new sermon series walking through the book of Amos. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist…
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How to Pray: Yield with Trust (Psalm 16), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan concludes the How to Pray series. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our…
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Matthew Sleeth Q&A Session (August 6, 2023)
Dr. Matthew Sleeth held a Q&A session as part of a Night of Worship on the evening of August 6. Those asking questions did not have a mic, so the empty space…
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How to Pray: Ask with Honesty (Psalm 142), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the How to Pray series focusing how when we ask God for things with real honesty, our relationship with God will grow deeper. First…
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How to Pray: Rejoice with Humility (Psalm 138), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series on prayer as he focuses on the need to rejoice in who God is and what God has done. First Methodist Church of Opelika…
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How to Pray: Pause to Reframe (Psalm 84), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan kicks off a new series on prayer by focusing on the need to pause in the awesome glory of God in order to reframe our position as we begin to…
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Dr. Matthew Sleeth, Part 2
Dr. Matthew Sleeth was the guest preacher at First Methodist on Sunday, August 6. This is the message he gave at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The message…
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Dr. Matthew Sleeth, Part 1
Dr. Matthew Sleeth shares his testimony and talks about the importance of keeping the Sabbath. This is the message from the 9:00 service. First Methodist…
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The Keys to Victorious Living (Matthew 16:19), George Mathison
Brother George returns to First Methodist to bring the three keys to victorious living that are revealed by Jesus. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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Shoot Again (2 Kings 13:14-19), Ken Roach
Rev. Ken Roach, Director of Discipleship at Century Church in Pike Road, Alabama and Director of Marketing and Communications for Wesley Biblical Seminary in…
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The Secret of Success (Exodus 5), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan is back from vacation with a message about how God's idea of success is different from that of the world's. We had some audio issues the morning…
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Turning the World Upside Down (Acts 17:2-6), John Ed Mathison
Dr. John Ed Mathison returns home to First Methodist to encourage the congregation to be people who are known to turn the world upside down. First Methodist…
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The Risk Is Worth It (Matthew 28:16-20), Mary Virginia Kemp
Mary Virginia, Director of Worship at First Methodist, walks through three points related to the cosmic reality associated with the Great Commission and then…
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The Vision of Immeasurably More (Ephesians 4:1-6), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan finishes the Immeasurably More Refresh series by reminding us that it is when the church is working together in unity that God can accomplish…
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The Invitation to Immeasurably More (Matthew 8:23-27), Nolan Donald
Continuing in the Immeasurably More series, Pastor Nolan looks at the story of Jesus calming the storm and shows how the invitation to trust God is also the…
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The Heart of Immeasurably More (Ephesians 3:14-21), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan kicks off a new season in the life of the congregation and the second half of the Immeasurably More initiative by reminding us that the heart of…
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Hyper Love Means Hyper Victory (Romans 8:31-39), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan finishes the "Blessed Assurance" sermon series with the great crescendo of Paul's letter to the Romans. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an…
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The Gospel According to Little Orphan Annie (Romans 8:14-29), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the Blessed Assurance sermon series on Romans 8. Due to technical difficulties the audio is not of normal quality. We apologize for the…
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The Life God Gives (Romans 8:1-13), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan begins a new sermon series on Romans 8. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting…
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Abide (John 15:1-8), Patrick Hitchman-Craig
Pastor Patrick preaches his final sermon at First United Methodist Church. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist…
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The Easy But Intentional Choice (Joshua 24:14-24), Nolan Donald
As 20 6th graders prepare to profess the Christian faith as their own, Pastor Nolan challenges them and the rest of the congregation to be recognize the…
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Resurrection Demands Response (John 20:1-18), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan unwraps the story of the first Resurrection Sunday by looking at the various responses the first witnesses had to the resurrection and what our…
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Following Jesus Like Riding a Bike (Philippians 2:5-16), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan begins the journey through Holy Week examining what Christ in humbling himself, not just to redeem us, but to set an example of servant-hearted…
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A Glimmer of Hope in the Midst of Despair (Ezekiel 37:1-14), Dr. Nolan Donald
Dr. Nolan Donald teaches on navigating desolation and despair with the hope and truth of the Gospel. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting…
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How to Grow an "Aweful" Church (Acts 2:42-47), Dr. John Ed Mathison
Guest Preacher Dr. John Ed Mathison talks about what it looks like to grow a church that is full of awe. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting…
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The Only Way that Works (Luke 5:27-39), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan finishes the Joining Jesus series by looking at the call of Levi the tax collector. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic…
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The Reach of Jesus' Freedom (Luke 5:17-26), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series Joining Jesus by looking at the healing of the paralyzed man and challenging the congregation to consider if they are…
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From Scraping By to Real Freedom (Luke 5:12-16), Nolan Donald
Pastor Nolan continues the Joining Jesus series focusing on Jesus' healing of the man with leprosy. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic…
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What Are We Doing Here? (Luke 15:11-24), Patrick Hitchman-Craig
Sermon from FUMC Opelika's Ash Wednesday Service 2023 First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting…
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Joining Jesus in Deeper Waters (Luke 5:1-11), Patrick Hitchman-Craig
Pastor Patrick show how Jesus invites us into deeper waters, not to catch Jesus, but to be caught by Him. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting…