Sermons by Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor (Page 4)
Found and Saved
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The story of the Good Samaritan. Many of you have heard it dozens of times, if not hundreds. On the surface, it seems that Jesus is telling His hearers how to love the unlovable, or how even outcasts can find acceptability to God. That is, there’s a tendency to read…
Woe and Rejoicing
Grace, mercy, and peace
to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Woe to you, Austin! Woe
to you Round Rock! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in New York and Washington,
D.C., they would have repented
long ago. But it will be more bearable in the judgment for New
York and Washington
…
Who Will Follow?
Grace, mercy, and peace
to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
In today’s Gospel
account, we hear the account of Jesus at a pivotal moment in His earthly
ministry. Here He begins His journey toward Jerusalem where He will suffer and die. He
knows, even now, what will happen to Him there. Jesus is not a…
Understandably Upset
Grace, mercy, and peace to
you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Simon the Pharisee was understandably
upset. No doubt you’d be upset, too, if what happened to him happened to
you. He was trying to hold a proper gathering of the right sort of people. He
didn’t want this party-crashing woman bursting in and…
The Trinity is to be Worshipped!
In the name of the Holy
Trinity: Father, Son ( X ), and Holy Spirit. Amen.
The words sting, and if
we are honest, when we first hear them, these ancient words set off warning
bells in our minds. They seem too critical, too judgmental, and—in this
age of “anything and everything goes” in our culture—too intolerant.
We would like to find…
Hearing the Voice of God
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The voice is a powerful thing. Our culture admires those who have harnessed that gift of God, spending untold millions purchasing the music some can generate with it. Many sit glued to their televisions on certain nights of the week, waiting breathlessly for…
A New World Coming
Christ is Risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
From the resurrection of Jesus comes hope—hope of everlasting life with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Out of our second Bible reading this morning, from the book of…
True Sheep of His Flock
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Three weeks ago, overwhelmed by the Lord’s grace, love, and mercy, what began with the rescuing thunder of Easter Day moved into the great Fifty Days which follow. How consciously…
True Peace With God
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Welcome to the 2nd Sunday of Easter, dear friends… or as it is sometimes known in a tongue-in-cheek way, “Bash the Apostle Sunday.” There is certainly much for which we could chide poor St. Thomas.…
The Light Shines Once More
In the Name of the Father and of the ( X ) Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In the beginning, when the Word was with God and not yet made flesh, and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters, the first recorded divine words were, “Let there be light,” and there was. By merely thinking and saying, God creates reality where there was void. He makes the good and…