Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld
Categorized by Books of The Bible
The Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 1
The Daze of Christmas (Text: Matthew 1 & 2; Luke 1 & 2)
What’s in a Name?: Jesus (Text: Matthew 1:18-21)
What’s in a Name?: Immanuel – God is with Us (Text: Matthew 1:18-23)
“The ABC’s of Christmas” (Text: Matthew 1:18-25)
“Where are You Christmas?” (Text: Matthew 1:18-25)
Jesus our Immanuel (Text: Matthew 1:8-25)
Surviving Christmas (Text: Matthew 1:21)
Matthew 2
The Daze of Christmas (Text: Matthew 1 & 2; Luke 1 & 2)
Disturbing News (Text: Matthew 2:1-3)
Were the Wise Men Christian? (Text: Matthew 2:1-12)
Is Jesus ‘The One’? (Text: Matthew 2:1-12)
Jesus – A Man of Sorrows – Hunted by Herod (Text: Matthew 2:1-18)
“Guess Who Coming to Dinner” (Text: Matthew 2:1-12)
“Giving God Gifts” (Text: Matthew 2:1-12)
Is Christmas Over? (Text: Matthew 2:13-23)
“Highly Favored” (Text: Matthew 2:13-23)
Matthew 3
“Preparing One’s Heart, or One’s Home?” (Text: Matthew 3:1-12)
The Epiphany of Baptism (Text: Matthew 3:13-17)
Pray for the Fish (Text: Matthew 3:13-17)
The Meritocracy of Life (Text: Matthew 3:13-17)
“Membership has its Privileges” (Text: Matthew 3:16-17)
Matthew 4
Living Up to Expectations (Text: Matthew 4:12-25)
Following the Leader (Text: Matthew 4:12-22)
Turn, Turn, Turn (Text: Matthew 4:17)
“‘Followers’ of Jesus” (Text: Matthew 4:18-22)
Matthew 5
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon I – Dangerous Discipleship (Text: Matthew 5:3-12)
A Bunch of No-Good Do-Gooders (Text: Matthew 5:13-16)
“Acceptable Fasting” (Text: Isaiah 58:39a And Matthew 5:13-16)
Going for God (Text: Matthew 5:14-16 & Isaiah 6:8)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon II – Dangerous Illumination (Text: Matthew 5:14-16)
Out-Righteousing the Pharisees (Text: Matthew 5:17-20)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon III – Dangerous Requirement (Text: Matthew 5:20)
Love Means Always Having to Say You’re Sorry (Text: Matthew 5:23-24)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon V – Dangerous Vision (Text: Matthew 5:27-30)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon VII – Dangerous Integrity (Text: Matthew 5:33-37)
Turn the Other Cheek (Text: Matthew 5:38-48)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon VIII – Dangerous Submission (Text: Matthew 5:38-42)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon VIII – Dangerous Love (Text: Matthew 5:43-48)
Matthew 6
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon X – Dangerous Secrecy (Text: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18)
The Lord’s Prayer – Sermon I: The Introduction (Text: “Our Father, Who Art in Heaven”)
The Lord’s Prayer – Sermon II: 1st Petition (Text: “Hallowed be Thy Name”)
The Lord’s Prayer – Sermon III: 2nd Petition (Text: “Thy Kingdom Come”)
The Lord’s Prayer – Sermon IV: 3rd Petition (Text: “Thy Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven” )
The Lord’s Prayer – Sermon V: 4th Petition (Text: “Give us this day our daily bread”)
The Customs and Symbols of Lent – Sermon II: Fasting (Text: Matthew 6:16-18)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon XI – Dangerous Trust (Text: Matthew 6:19-34)
A Stress-free Life (Text: Matthew 6:24-34)
In the Words of Jesus: Do Not Worry (Text: Matthew 6:25-33)
Contemporary Christian Music – Sermon 8 – “Sparrows” (Text: Matthew 6: 25-33)
The 5 “P’s” of Parenting Provide (Text: Matthew 6:25-27, 31-33)
Matthew 7
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon XII – Dangerous Rule (Text: Matthew 7:1-12)
The Most Dangerous Sermon Ever Preached – Sermon XIII – Dangerous Faith (Text: Matthew 7:13-27)
Sermon III of This is a Hard Teaching: Sincerity Does Not Equal Salvation (Text: Matthew 7:13-14)
Matthew 8
Out with the Old, and In with the New: From Storms to Still Waters (Text: Matthew 8:23-27)
Matthew 9
Matthew 10
Confessing Christ (Text: Matthew 10:32)
Confessing Christ (Text: Matthew 10:32-33)
The Lord Will Provide (Text: Genesis 22:1-18 and Matthew 10:34-39)
Matthew 11
Contemporary Christian Music Sermon 6 – “Yes He Can” (Text: Matthew 11:1-6)
If It Walks Like a Duck (Text: Matthew 11:2-6)
Matthew 12
Matthew 13
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… A Mustard Seed (Text: Matthew 13:31-32)
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… Yeast (Text: Matthew 13:33)
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… Hidden Treasure (Text: Matthew 13:44)
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… A Net (Text: Matthew 13:47-50)
Matthew 14
Matthew 15
Entitled to God’s Blessing? (Text: Matthew 15:21-28)
Matthew 16
Perceptions of Jesus (Text: Matthew 16:13-20)
Matthew 17
The Transfiguration 10.0 (Text: Matthew 17:1-9)
To Whom Do You Listen (Text: Matthew 17:1-5)
“To Whom Do You Listen” (Text: Matthew 17:1-9)
The Death of Jesus: Sermon 6 – The Trial/Sentence (Text: Matthew 27:1-2, 11-17)
Matthew 18
I Am the Greatest (Text: Matthew 18:1-4)
Debunking the World’s Lies: Lie 14 – The Narcissistic Lie (Text: Psalm 103:8-17a, Romans 12:1-16, Matthew 18:4-9)
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… A King (Text: Matthew 18:21-35)
Forgiveness is Not an “Option” (Text: Matthew 18:21-35)
Matthew 19
Matthew 20
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… A Landowner (Text: Matthew 20:1-16)
An Attitude of Gratitude (Text: Matthew 20:1-16)
Matthew 21
Crucial Quotes from Holy Week – Quote VII: “Hosanna!” (Text: Matthew 21:1-9)
Matthew 22
All of Me (Text: Matthew 22:15-22)
Death and Taxes (Text: Matthew 22:15-22)
Overmatched and Outwitted (Text: Matthew 22:34-46)
Matthew 23
Matthew 24
Living in a Crazy World (Text: Matthew 24:4-13)
“Getting Ready, But for What?” (Text: Matthew 24:36-44)
Matthew 25
Getting Ready for the End (Text: Matthew 25:1-13)
If at First You Don’t Succeed… (Text: Matthew 25:14-30)
Living with Interest (Text: Matthew 25:14-30)
Welcome Home Day (Text: I Corinthians 15:22-23 & Matthew 25:31-34)
One Little Word (Text: Matthew 25:31-46)
Matthew 26
The Death of Jesus: The Betrayal (Text: Matthew 26:14-25)
“The Great Betrayal” (Text: Matthew 26: 17-30)
The Death of Jesus: The Denial (Text: Matthew 26:30-35, 69-75)
The Death of Jesus: Sermon 4 – The Prayer (Text: Matthew 26:36-46)
The Death of Jesus: Sermon 5 – The Arrest (Text: Matthew 26:47-56)
A Time for Renewal – Renewal in True Religion (Text: John 11:45-53; Matthew 26:57-68)
Jesus – A Man of Sorrows – Denied by Peter (Text: Matthew 26:69-75)
Crucial Quotes from Holy Week – Quote III: “I Don’t Know the Man.” (Text: Matthew 26:72 & 74)
Matthew 27
Crucial Quotes from Holy Week – Quote IV: “I Have Sinned.” (Text: Matthew 27:4a)
Jesus – A Man of Sorrows – Rejected by the Jews (Text: Matthew 27:15-26)
Jesus – A Man of Sorrows – Mocked by the Soldiers (Text: Matthew 27:27-31)
Jesus – A Man of Sorrows – Forsaken by God (Text: Matthew 27:41-50)
Matthew 28
“Do Not Be Afraid” (Text: Matthew 28:1-10)
Game Changer (Text: Matthew 28:1-8)
The Real Great Commission (Text: Matthew 28:18-20 & II Timothy 3:15-17)
“Teaching” All Nations (Text: Matthew 28:18-20)
Disciple All People (Text: Matthew 28:18-20)