First Methodist Church Opelika

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 Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. Th...

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 world might tell us everything is just fine. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Ope...

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 other than God leads to destruction. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a ri...

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 Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in t...

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 reflection staring back at us in the mirror. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837,...

Pastor Nolan challenges us to reconsider the assumptions we make about our standing with God and what pleases Him - especially for "good churchgoers." First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and i...

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, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding c...

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 a loving call to be in right relationship with Him. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 183...

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 Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting...

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 Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opeli...

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 church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The church is curren...

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 community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The church is currently in a season of revitali...

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 in the recording where there question would be has been cut for time. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesu...

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 Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting fam...

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 is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Aub...

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 pray. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and i...

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 from the 9:00 service was published on Monday.  The message from the Night of Worship will be published next Thursday. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to...

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 Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in t...

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 exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and su...

Rev. Ken Roach, Director of Discipleship at Century Church in Pike Road, Alabama and Director of Marketing and Communications for Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, points to the power of Jesus through the Old Testament story of Elisha and King Joash. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and f...

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 this was recorded.  We apologize for any inconvenience they may pose to your listening experience. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and...

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 Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in...

Mary Virginia, Director of Worship at First Methodist, walks through three points related to the cosmic reality associated with the Great Commission and then gives three applications for how it can be applied to our mission as a church, as families, and as students. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and f...

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 Immeasurably More than we can ask or imagine. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika...

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 invitation to experiencing God's immeasurably more for us. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in...