Sermons by Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor (Page 2)
The Serpent of Death, The Serpent of Life
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Our midweek Lenten theme is “Creatures of the Cross.” I suspect that my wife being a veterinarian probably had at least some subconscious influence on giving me the idea of using the animals of the salvation story as our theme this year. Even so, there’s a far…
The Hidden Light Still Shines
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
And [Jesus] was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light.
The Transfiguration of Our Lord gives us a preview of the reality about Jesus. In it, we see that He possesses a unique light that…
Turned Away From Sin; Turned To Christ
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
In our politically-correct, fearful-to-offend culture, “sin” is a word that is not to be used very often. At times in our so-called “enlightened society,” sin is ignored, dismissed, overlooked, excused, denied, and—in many segments—even celebrated as good and…
The Presentation
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
As has become our pattern in recent years, we celebrate the feasts and festivals of the church year when they fall on Sundays. In spite of the much-appreciated extra work for our beloved Altar Guild in changing the paraments a few more times, it is right and…
Faithful and True
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
He didn’t write a book in the Bible. Nothing a single word he spoke is recorded, either. The only thing we know physically about him is that he wasn’t circumcised, for to do that would’ve been to surrender to the pressures and false teachings of those who were…
In the Father’s House
Grace, mercy, and peace
to you from God our Father, and from His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. Amen.
You take your family to a
big event or venue. Maybe it was out to see the Christmas displays at the
Trail of Lights. Maybe to a concert or a sporting event. Perhaps to a museum
or a zoo. For good measure, you take a few of the…
Sympathy for the Sinner
Grace, mercy, and peace to you this holy night, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who has had sympathy for the sinner. Amen
Please allow me to introduce myself;I was sent from heaven above.I’ve been around since before mankind,An expression of God’s love.
I came around when AbrahamTrusted God over doubt and pain.Made sure the…
Jesus: He is Immanuel
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
The wait is almost over. It will soon be the big day. All the plans are falling into place. Everything is proceeding just as it is supposed to. Just a little more time of waiting.
Suddenly, there’s a problem. It’s not just a minor nuisance or…
Waiting with Joy
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Christmas is only a week away, but you can already sense the anticipation building. In spite of the secularization of American culture, there is something about Christmas that remains deeply embedded in our national consciousness. In a very real sense,…
The Paradise of the Church
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our coming Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The sermon today comes from our Old Testament Lesson, from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 11.
If you want visual evidence of the world’s Fall into sin, just turn on your television. You don’t need to find a trashy, trampy Miley Cyrus video. You don’t have…