First Presbyterian Church of Marietta: Recent Episodes
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"Get Out of that Boat!"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
11:00am Sermon | Great Hall
The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
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Sunday, August 2, 2026 Sermon
11:00am | Great Hall
The Forgiveness of Sins
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
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11:00am Sermon | Sanctuary
July 26, 2026
The Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
11:00am Sermon | July 19, 2026
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
11:00am Sermon | July 12, 2026
And Sitteth at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty,
from Thence He Shall Come to Judge the Quick and the Dead.
Rev. Dr. Paul Sherwood, Parish Associate
11:00am Sermon | July 5, 2026
The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead. He Ascended into Heaven
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
June 28, 2026 | 8:30am Sermon
He Descended Into Hell...
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 11:00am Sermon
And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 11:00am Sermon
I Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth
Rev. Meri Kate Marcum, Associate Pastor
June 7, 2026 | 8:30am Sermon
"Why Do We Say the Apostles' Creed?"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
May 31, 2026 | 8:30am Sermon
Looking Up Toward Heaven
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 17 Sermon | 11:00am
"The Hope that Is in You"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 11:00am Sermon
"Trust the One You're With"
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
May 3, 2026 | 11:00am Sermon
"Listening to the Shepherd's Voice"
Rev. Meri Kate Marcum, Associate Pastor
11:00am | Great Hall
"Doubt the Wizard. Trust the Savior."
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
11:00am Sermon | Great Hall
"The Resurrection Will Not Be Televised"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Easter Sunday 2026 (11:00am Service)
"All Shook Up"
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 (11:00am)
The Passion of Christ (John 18-19)
with Rev. Dr. Mark Durrett
recorded on March 22, 2026
"The Question that Jesus Asked"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
March 15, 2026 | 11:00am
2026 Lent Series on James
with Rev. Dr. Martha Moore-Keish
recorded on February 22, 2026
"Sir, You Have No Bucket"
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
Sunday, March 8, 2026 Sermon (11:00am)
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"Go From Your Country and Your Kindred"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday, March 1, 2026 Sermon
"Peter Didn't Want Him to Go"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday, February 15, 2026 (11:00am)
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February 8, 2026
"Exceeding in Righteousness"
Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church Marietta
"Peace" | Rev. Cassie Waits
Sunday Sermon, December 7, 2025
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"Hope" | Rev. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Sunday Sermon, November 30, 2025
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"Happy Are Those Who Do Not Follow the Advice of the Wicked"
Rev. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023
Rev. Joe Evans, Senior Pastor
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Sunday Sermon, March 26, 2023: "If You Had Been There"
Rev. Cassie Waits, Associate Pastor
"Singing Our Faith"
Rev. Joe Evans & Rev. Cassie Waits
Dr. Jeffrey Meeks, Director of Music (FPC Marietta)
Dr. Don Saliers, Professor of Theology and Music (Emory)
"Keeping the Sabbath"
Rev. Joe Evans & Rev. Cassie Waits
Kim Blass, Executive Director of External Affairs (Marietta City Schools)
Becca Yan, Ministry/Membership Coordinator (FPC Marietta)
"Saying Yes and No" Rev. Joe Evans, Rev. Cassie Waits, Rev. Joe Brice Katherine Harrison (Director of Admissions, The Walker School)
"Honoring Your Body"
Rev. Joe Evans & Rev. Cassie Waits
Dr. John Knox, MD (Kennestone Hospital)
Emily Hobel (Fitness Instructor)
"Practicing Your Faith" by Dorothy C. Bass
"Dying Well" Rev. Joe Evans & Rev. Cassie Waits
Chris Moore-Keish (Chaplain, Presbyterian Village)
Chad Pendley (Director, Mayes Ward Dobbins)
"Practicing Your Faith" by Dorothy C. Bass
1 Peter 2:11-25
Join us for discussion on chapter 4 of Max Lucado's "Life Lessons: Between the Rock and a Hard Place." Facilitated by Rev. Cassie Waits.
recorded: February 11, 2021
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1 Peter 2:1-10
Join us for discussion on chapter 3 of Max Lucado's "Life Lessons: Between the Rock and a Hard Place." Facilitated by Rev. Cassie Waits.
recorded: February 4, 2021
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1 Peter 1:13-25
Join us for discussion on chapter 2 of Max Lucado's "Life Lessons: Between the Rock and a Hard Place." Facilitated by Rev. Cassie Waits.
recorded: January 28, 2021
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1 Peter 1:1-12
Join us for discussion on chapter 1 of Max Lucado's "Life Lessons: Between the Rock and a Hard Place." Facilitated by Rev. Cassie Waits.
recorded: January 21, 2021
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Introduction to 1 and 2 Peter led by Rev. Cassie Waits. This study is based on Max Lucado's "Life Lessons: Between the Rock and a Hard Place"
Recorded: January 14, 2021
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In this final lesson, we'll look back over our study of Jack Levison's Fresh Air and we'll wonder together: where is the Spirit now? How / where do you discern the Spirit at work - in yourself? in others? How might your faith practices continue to be informed by what you've learned in this series?
Recorded: December 10, 2020
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Join us as we explore what scripture says about spiritual gifts and how we might discern a spiritual gift when we encounter it.
Reading: 1 Corinthians 12
Reflection questions:
- In v.7-11 Paul lists various spiritual gifts he sees in the church. What do you notice about the gifts he lists? Compare his list to the lists of gifts in: Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12:3-8.
- Based on your readings, what is the purpose of a spiritual gift?
- What spiritual gift(s) would you add to Paul's list? (e.g. what gifts have you witnessed in the church that achieve the right purpose but might not be listed out?)
- Recall a time that you notice someone leaning into their spiritual gift. What was the situation? How did you know God was at work in them?
Recorded: December 3, 2020
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This week, we tackle chapter 8 "Peter's Praise" of Fresh Air.
- In Acts 2, the followers of Jesus receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This gift manifests in their speaking in many different languages. Have you ever heard someone speak in tongues? What does “speaking in tongues” mean for you: in terms of your faith and your practice of Christianity?
- Levison observes that, rather than a confused babbling, the many languages of Acts 2 allows the story of what God has done to be heard clearly by all. Levison argues that “the purpose of ecstasy is to communicate a clear and comprehensible word that recounts God’s praiseworthy acts.” How does this perspective influence your views on speaking in tongues?
Recorded: November 12 , 2020
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This week, we dive into chapter 7 "Jesus' Test."
- Read Mark 9:1-13. What is the lesson that Jesus learns from the Spirit? When has adversity in the midst of God’s will taught you a similar lesson?
- Levison writes, “The holy spirit sends us to places and people we would never otherwise choose to go to because only there, where our very existence is at risk, can we understand…that we too are God’s beloved.” (pp. 178-179) How is this observation at odds with the world’s definition of love?
Recorded: November 5 , 2020
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Metaphors and descriptions of the Holy Spirit in scripture and hymns. How has the Holy Spirit been imagined throughout the centuries? How do you imagine the Holy Spirit as you pray and worship?
Recorded: October 22, 2020
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Join us to discuss Chapter 6 "Chloe's Complaint."
Read: 1 Corinthians 3:1-17, Ephesians 2:11-22
Reflect:
- Assess your experience of how well the Holy Spirit fills your community. Where do you witness exclusivity and an attempt to “corner” the Spirit within a few pockets of the church? Where and how do you witness the Spirit filling your community?
- Levison observes, “The spirit exists in a community in a way that it does not quite exist within individual believers. The whole – the holy whole – is bigger than the parts.” What differences have you experienced between the presence of the Spirit individually and in community?
Recorded: October 8, 2020
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Join us for "Joel's Dream," chapter 4 of our book Fresh Air, by Jack Levison.
Read: Numbers 11:24-30, Joel 2:28-31, Acts 2:16-21
Reflect:
- Drawing on Joel 2:28-31, Levison writes, “The auspicious circle of authorized men around Moses…explordes in Joel’s dream, in which the spirit is poured out upon all flesh, and no less richly upon female slaves than upon male elders.” Reflect on what this prophecy says and how unsettling it truly is.
- Levison reflects how, “When Peter returned to Jerusalem, he retold the story to the Jewish followers of Jesus there: ‘The spirit told me to go with them without discriminating between them and us.’” How does acting without discrimination apply to a situation you currently face? How is this principal threatening to your situation? Liberating?
Recorded: September 17, 2020
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Scripture: Luke 2:21-40; Isaiah 40:1-2, 42:1-4, 50:4-6
Fresh Air, chapter 3
Reflection Questions:
- A relationship with the Holy Spirit requires maintenance. How would you describe your relationship with God? (preventative maintenance, crisis mode, steady routine,…etc.)
- What are the characteristics of an ongoing relationship with God? What discipline / characteristic will you commit to work toward during this study? Write down how you plan to cultivate this discipline.