Sermons by Rev. Dr. Maria Francesca French

The Radicalization of Resurrection

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

April 27, 2025, Second Sunday of Easter

Scripture: Luke 24:13-15, John 20:24-27, 11-15

Please start at 30:45

The Night God Was Gone

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

April 18, 2025, Tenebrae, Good Friday

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Please start at 11:40

Marked for the Wilderness

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

March 5, 2025, Ash Wednesday

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Please start at 16:09

The Journey Between

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

January 5, 2025,

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Please start at 31:28

Waiting with Wonder and Risk

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

December 1, 2024, First Sunday of Advent

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Please start at 35.44

Where the Wild God Lives

First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD

November 1, 2024, All Saints Day (first sermon at FCC)

Scripture: Revelation 21:1 - 6

Please start at 46:25

The Promise of Community

Preaching at Calvary UMC, Gamber, MD.

May 19, 2024, Pentecost Sunday

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-8, 11-13

Please start at 29:26

Women, the Gospel, and the Birthing of New Things

Preaching at Harbor Christian Church, Newport Beach, CA.

May 12, 2024, Mother’s Day

Scripture: John 12:1-3, 19:25-27, 20:11-18

The Risk of Resurrection

Preaching at Harbor Christian Church, Newport Beach, CA.

May 5, 2024

Scripture: Exodus 3: 1-15, John 21:9-19

A Passion for the Impossible

Preaching at Harbor Christian Church, Newport Beach, CA, via zoom from Paris.

January 15, 2023

Scripture: Matthew 1:17-18, 22-25, Luke 1:26-34

Can These Bones Live?

Preached at Harbor Christian Church, Newport Beach, CA.

May 15, 2022.

Scripture: Ezekiel 37

Narrative Ache: The Gospel for Pandemic Times

Preached at Christ Church by the Sea, Newport Beach, CA.

Scripture: Mark 1:1

August 22, 2021.

Please start at 6:30