First Methodist Church Opelika

Pastor Nolan preaches the first sermon in the newly renovated Sanctuary at FUMC.  During this celebratory season, Pastor Nolan reminds us that if we focus on the gift instead of the giver, the gift will destroy 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 1837,...

Pastor Patrick points to the stern warning to the Galatians as the proof that it is through trusting the promise of salvation in Christ alone (and nothing else) that makes us saints. 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 histor...

Pastor Nolan concludes the Renovation series with the challenge: "Do you want to be healed?" 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 co...

Pastor Nolan uses the example of Jesus aligning his will to the will of God the Father as a model for what aligning our wills to God looks like and how that alignment of our will to God's is the lynchpin to the renovation of our hearts. 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...

Pastor Nolan shows how our feelings make great servants, but terrible gods.  On this Children's Sabbath Sunday, the scripture is read by Morgan Stehouwer, and the series recap is presented by Ezra Donald. 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, Firs...

Pastor Nolan shows us the power of our thoughts and how we can align our thoughts with the thoughts of God. 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 surroundi...

Pastor Patrick gives a vision for what a renovated life looks like. 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...

Pastor Nolan points to the faith-element required for true Renovation in a person's life: self-denial. 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 surroundi...

Pastor Nolan shows that the human heart is ruined and lost, but not worthless, and in need of a Lord and Savior. 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 surr...

Pastor Nolan begins a new series entitled  Renovation  and focuses on the fact that without God changing our hearts we can't begin the work of renovating our lives. 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 influenc...

Pastor Nolan helps us see the high and holy cost of being disciples of Jesus Christ. 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 churc...

Pastor Patrick concludes our Holy Habits series by reminding us that we all struggle with pride, but Christ offers a different way. 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 Opel...

Pastor Nolan challenges us to develop the healthy habit of "saying what's so" in order that we may be more honest with ourselves and others. 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 impact...

Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series on healthy habits to begin the school year well for people of all ages.  He focuses on the power of rejoicing to re-center the Christian life in the midst of the ups and downs of life. 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. Found...

Pastor Nolan kicks off a new sermon series called  Holy Habits: Ordinary Practices for an Extraordinary Year  with a sermon challenging us to pause and listen to God in the midst of our muddy and mixed up lives. 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, Fi...

FUMC Opelika welcomes John Ed Mathison home to preach on what stays the same and what must change when pursuing the future that God wants for the church. 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 impactin...

Pastor Patrick continues the "Why?" Series by exploring why we worship. 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 i...

Pastor Patrick concludes the "Why?" Series by answering the question of why we need the church. 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...

Pastor Patrick kicks off a new sermon series helping us answer the question:  Why 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 surrounding community. The c...

Mary Virginia Kemp, the Director of Worship at FUMC, brings a message that focuses on the transformative power of the Gospel. 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/Au...

Pastor Nolan concludes the  Monumental  sermon series by challenging us to live the good story that God has for us over the small and sometimes fear-driven stories we tell ourselves. 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 histor...

Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series  Monumental: Embracing a Monumental God in a Monstrous World by teaching how the stories we can tell ourselves can cloud the reality of God's goodness - just like Joseph's brothers told themselves stories that clouded the reality of Joseph's graciousness towards them. **There were issues with the feed, so the audio may seem clipped in some pl...

Pastor Nolan begins a new sermon series  Monumental: Embracing a Monumental God in a Monstrous World  by looking at how Joseph was faithful to God, even in horrible circumstances. 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 o...

Pastor Patrick connects the story of the first Pentecost with the constant outpouring of God's grace in the lives of believers - a Pentecost that takes place every single day. *Due to connectivity issues during the recording of the service, the audio quality is poorer than normal.  We apologize for the increased background noise and distant sound to the preaching, but we hope you are blessed...

Pastor Patrick concludes the sermon series  Unselfish: Serving in a Selfie World . 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...