Pastor John's Sermons
New Testament: Pauline Epistles
Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld
(as of June 15, 2025 Sermons)
Romans
Romans 1
Whom Will Your Serve? (Text: Daniel 3:1-18, Romans 1:8-17, Luke 12:4-9)
05182014 - Sunday, May 18, 2014
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Romans 2
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Romans 3
Free At Last (Text: Romans 3:21-24)
10302011 - Sunday, October 30, 2011
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Being Lutheran
Sermon II – Faith Alone (Text: Romans 3:21-28)
07062014 - Sunday, July 6, 2014
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A Time of Renewal
Renewal in Faith (Text: Romans 3:22b-28)
04142017 - Good Friday, April 14, 2017
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon III: All Have Sinned (Text: Romans 3:23-24)
06102018 - Sunday, June 10, 2018
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"Worldly Lies that Sabotage Repentance"
Lie 2 - "You Are Worthy” (Text: Romans 3:10-11, 23)
03012023 - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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“Worldly Lies that Sabotage Repentance"
Lie 3 - "You Are Perfect Just the Way You Are” (Text: Romans 3:10-11, 23)
03082023 - Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Grace Alone (Text: Romans 3:19-28)
10292023 - Reformation Sunday, October 29, 2023
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“Finding Grace” (Text: Romans 3:21-28)
10272024 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
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Romans 4
“Against All Hope” (Text: Romans 4:18-21)
06092024 - Sunday, June 9, 2024
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Romans 5
An Incomprehensible Love (Text: Romans 5:1-8)
03272011 - Sunday, March 27, 2011
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Rejoice in Your Sufferings (Text: Romans 5:1-11)
02252024 - Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Who Would You Die For? (Text: Romans 5:8)
03232014 - Sunday, March 23, 2014
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From Hero to Goat (Text: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 5:1-11; Mark 8:27-38)
03012015 - Sunday, March 1, 2015
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Redeeming Love (Text: Romans 5:7-8)
02142016 - Sunday, February 14, 2016
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Timing is Everything (Text: Romans 5:6-8; John 11:1-6, 17-44)
02252018 - Sunday, February 25, 2018
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon IV: The Depth of God’s Love (Text: Romans 5:8)
06172018 - Sunday, June 17, 2018
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"Rejoice 'In' Suffering" (Text: Romans 5:3)
03152020 - Sunday, March 15, 2020
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"Just the Right Time" (Text: Romans 5:6-15)
06142020 - Sunday, June 14, 2020
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Contemporary Christian Music
Sermon 4 - "Even At My Worst" (Text: Romans 5:8)
07102022 - Sunday, July 10, 2022
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Romans 6
Being Lutheran
Sermon VII – Law & Gospel (Text: Romans 6:23)
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Debunking the World’s Lies
Lie 15 – The First Lie (Text: Genesis 3:1-7a, Romans 6:11-14, 23, and Mark 9:42-48)
09072015 - Sunday, September 7, 2015
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon II: The Wages of Sin (Text: Romans 6:23)
06032018 - Sunday, June 3, 2018
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Contemporary Christian Music
Sermon 10 - "Living Hope” (Text: Romans 6:3-11)
08212022 - Sunday, August 21, 2022
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Romans 7
Addicted to Sin (Text: Romans 7:14-25a)
07092017 - Sunday, July 9, 2017
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Romans 8
The 5 “P’s” of Parenting
Pray (Text: John 17:1a, 6-15, Romans 8:22-27)
07152012 - Sunday, July 15, 2012
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Debunking the World’s Lies
Lie 2 – The Existential Lie (Text: Romans 8:5-13)
06072015 - Sunday, June 7, 2015
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Debunking the World’s Lies
Lie 12 – The Teleological Lie (Text: Genesis 3:1-15, Romans 8:18-28, and John 9:1-11)
08162015 - Sunday, August 16, 2015
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Nothing Shall Separate Us (Text: Romans 8:31-39; John 5:24-25)
11012015 - Sunday, November 1, 2015
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What Will Tomorrow Bring… I Wonder? (Text: Romans 8:35-39)
12312017 - Sunday, December 31, 2017
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon IX: The Incomprehensible Love of God (Text: Romans 8:38-39)
07292018 - Sunday, July 29, 2018
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon X: For Good (Text: Romans 8:28)
08052018 - Sunday, August 5, 2018
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GPS = God’s Protection Service (Text: Romans 8:28-39)
07302017 - Sunday, July 30, 2017
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"No Condemnation Is There Now" (Text: Romans 8:1-11)
03292020 - Sunday, March 29, 2020
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Bitterness to Blessing (Text: Romans 8:28)
07262020 - Sunday, July 26, 2020
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Contemporary Christian Music
Sermon 2- "No Matter What" (Text: Romans 8:38-39)
06192022 - Sunday, June 19, 2022
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"Promises, Promises: A Reassuring Look at the Promises of God"
Sermon 4 - "For Good" (Text: Romans 8: 28)
07092023 - Sunday, July 9, 2023
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Romans 9
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Romans 10
Secular Songs of the Season
Sermon IV: Do They Know It’s Christmas (Text: Romans 10:11-15)
12192010 - Sunday, December 19, 2010
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Being Lutheran
Sermon V – Means of Grace (Text: Romans 10:9-17)
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How Can They Believe (Text: Romans 10:9-17)
11292020 - Sunday, November 29, 2020
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“Promises, Promises, Promises: A Reassuring Look at the Promises of God”
Sermon 3 - “You Will Be Saved” (Text: Romans 10:9; John 3:16)
07022023 - Sunday, July 2, 2023
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Romans 11
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Romans 12
Debunking the World’s Lies
Lie 14 – The Narcissistic Lie (Text: Deuteronomy 6:10-18, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 5:38-48)
08302015 - Sunday, August 30, 2015
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Yes, But… (Text: Romans 12:9-21)
09032017 - Sunday, September 3, 2017
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The Greatest Avenger (Text: Romans 12:9-21)
08302020 - Sunday, August 30, 2020
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Romans 13
Sermon I of This is a Hard Teaching
Christian Citizenship (Text: Romans 13:1-7)
07032011 - Sunday, July 3, 2011
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Yolo (Text: Romans 13:8-14)
11242013 - Sunday, November 24, 2013
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Submissive Citizenship (Text: Romans 13:1-7)
07042021 - Sunday, July 4, 2021
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Romans 14
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Romans 15
Debunking the World’s Lies
Lie 13 – The Consequential Lie (Text: Deuteronomy 6:10-18, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 5:38-48)
08232015 - Sunday, August 23, 2015
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Romans 16
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I Corinthians
Strong to the Finish (Text: I Corinthians 1:4-9)
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The Foolishness of God (Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
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"The Foolishness of God" (Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
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“Christ Crucified” (Text: I Corinthians 1:18-31)
03032024 - Sunday, March 3, 2024
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Debunking the World's Lies
Lie 1 - The Scientific Lie (Text: I Corinthians 1:20-25)
05312015 - Sunday, May 31, 2015
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Christ Crucified! (Text: I Corinthians 1:22-25)
01302011 - Sunday, January 30, 2011
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"Christ Alone" (Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2)
02092020 - Sunday, February 9, 2020
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Faith is not a 'Conclusion' (Text: I Corinthians 2:1-5)
02052017 - Sunday, February 5, 2017
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You Are Not Your Own (Text: I Corinthians 6:12-20)
01182015 - Sunday, January 18, 2015
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Who Owns You? (Text: I Corinthians 6:12-20)
01172021 - Sunday, January 17, 2021
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Re-Thinking Your Priorities (Text: I Corinthians 7:29-31)
01222012 - Sunday, January 22, 2012
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“Live Like You Are Dying” (Text: I Corinthians 7:29-35)
01212024 - Sunday, January 21, 2024
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Let Them Eat Cake (Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13)
01282018 - Sunday, January 28, 2018
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For the Sake of My Brother (Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13)
01312021 - Sunday, January 31, 2021
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Am I My Brother's Keeper? (Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13)
01292012 - Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Tenacious Christianity (Text: 1 Corinthians 9:16-27)
02042018 - Sunday, February 4, 2018
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A Way Out (Text: I Corinthians 10:13)
03242019 - Sunday, March 24, 2019
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“Unless You Repent…” (Text: Luke 2:1-6; I Corinthians 10:1-13; Ezekiel 33:18-19)
03232025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025
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The Customs and Symbols of Holy Week
Sermon II: The Lord's Supper (Text: I Corinthians 11:20-29)
04022015 - Wednesday, April 2, 2015
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"In Remembrance of Me" (Text: I Corinthians 11:23-32)
04062023 - Sunday, April 6, 2023
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“The Common Good” (Text: I Corinthians 12:1-11)
01192025 - Sunday, January 19, 2025
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The Common Good (Text: I Corinthians 12:7-11)
01172016 - Sunday, January 17, 2016
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Part of the Body (Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)
01242016 - Sunday, January 24, 2016
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All Parts of One Body (Text: I Corinthians 12:12-31a)
01272019 - Sunday, January 27, 2019
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The 'Body' of Christ (Text: I Corinthians 12:12-31a)
01232022 - Sunday, January 23, 2022
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“One Body” (Text: I Corinthians 12:12-31a)
01262025 - Sunday, January 26, 2025
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"The Body of Christ" (Text: I Corinthians 12: 27)
09112022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
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“The Most Excellent Way” (Text: I Corinthians 12:31a-13:13)
02022025 - Sunday, February 2, 2025
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“Speaking in Tongues” (Text: I Corinthians 14:12b-20)
02092025 - Sunday, February 9, 2025
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No One Left Behind (Text: I Corinthians 14:12)
02102019 - Sunday, February 10, 2019
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When He Comes (Text: I Corinthians 15:17-23)
11222020 - Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Re-Thinking Easter (Text: I Corinthians 15:17-23)
04202025 - Resurrection Sunday, April 20, 2025
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Camelot Christ (Text: I Corinthians 15:19)
04212019 - Sunday, April 21, 2019
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Overcoming Death (Text: I Corinthians 15:20-26)
11202011 - Sunday, November 20, 2011
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The Day of Christ’s Coming (Text: I Corinthians 15:20-28)
11262023 - Sunday, November 26, 2023
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Death to Life (Text: I Corinthians 15:21-23)
04012018 - Sunday, April 1, 2018
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Welcome Home Day (Text: I Corinthians 15:22-23 & Matthew 25:31-34)
11232014 - Sunday, November 23, 2014
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II Corinthians
Maturing as Stewards through Faith, Love, Hope & Obedience
Sermon Ill - Hope Goes the Distance (Text: Titus 1:1-2 & II Corinthians 1:8-22)
10172010 - Sunday, October 17, 2010
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"Happy 'New' Year" (Text: II Corinthians 5:17)
01012023 - Sunday, January 1, 2023
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God Hated Jesus (Text: II Corinthians 5:21, Mark 15:3)
04062012 - Good Friday, April 6, 2012
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Words Not Found in the Christian Vocabulary
Sermon 1: "Fair" (Text: II Corinthians 5: 21)
06152025 - Sunday, June 15, 2025
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Stumbling Blocks to the Gospel (Text: II Corinthians 6:1-3)
03102019 - Sunday, March 10, 2019
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An Urgent Plea (Text: II Corinthians 8:1-12)
12012013 - Sunday, December 1, 2013
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"Not Enough" (Text: II Corinthians 11:7-9)
09222019 - Sunday, September 22, 2019
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Health, Wealth, and Happiness
If Only I Was Healthier (Text: II Corinthians 12:9)
06112017 - Sunday, June 11, 2017
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Reformation Observance "Is Grace Alone Sufficient?" (Text: II Corinthians 12: 9)
10302022 - Sunday, October 30, 2022
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"Promises, Promises: A Reassuring Look at the Promises of God"
Sermon 6 - “God’s Grace is Sufficient for You” (Text: II Corinthians 12:9)
06232023 - Sunday, July 23, 2023
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Galatians
Liberty, Not License (Text: Galatians 5:1, 13-14)
06302019 - Sunday, June 30, 2019
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What Seeds are You Sowing? (Text: Galatians 6:7-10)
07072019 - Sunday, July 7, 2019
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Ephesians
Being Lutheran
Sermon VIII - Predestination (Text: Ephesians 1:3-11)
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Being Lutheran
Sermon 1 - Grace Alone (Text: Ephesians 2:4-9)
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Rediscovering Grace (Text: Ephesians 2:4-5)
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Being Lutheran
Sermon IX - Theology of the Cross (Text: Ephesians 2:5-11)
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"A New Reformation"
Sermon V: Grace Alone, Not Grace and ... (Text: Ephesians 2:8-9)
10292017 - Sunday, October 29, 2017
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon VI: Grace, Not Works (Text: Ephesians 2:8-9)
07012018 - Sunday, July 1, 2018
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Meaningless to Purpose (Text: Ephesians 2:10)
03212018 - Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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Not Invited? (Text: Ephesians 3:6)
01032016 - Sunday, January 3, 2016
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"Imitators of God" (Text: Ephesians 5:1-14)
03222020 - Sunday, March 22, 2020
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The Lord's Prayer
Sermon VIII: 7th Petition (Text: But Deliver Us From The Evil One; Ephesians 6:10-17)
04192019 - Sunday, April 19, 2019
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Armed for Battle (Text: Acts 1:4-9, 2:1-4, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 15:18-27)
05272012 - Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Fighting the Good Fight (Text: Ephesians 6:10-20)
09022012 - Sunday, September 2, 2012
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Clothed for Battle (Text: Ephesians 6:10-20)
08292021 - Sunday, August 29, 2021
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Philippians
Worthy of the Gospel (Text: Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30)
09212014 - Sunday, September 21, 2014
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A Worthy Life (Text: Philippians 1:27)
09242017 - Sunday, September 24, 2017
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Reviewing Your Life (Text: Philippians 2:1-4, 14-18)
09252011 - Sunday, September 25, 2011
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Getting an Attitude (Text: Philippians 2:5-11)
03252018 - Sunday, March 25, 2018
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The High Cost of Christmas (Text: Philippians 2:6-8)
12242018 - Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018
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What's It Worth? (Text: Philippians 3:4b-11)
10022011 - Sunday, October 2, 2011
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What's It Worth? (Text: Philippians 3:4b-11)
03132016 - Sunday, March 13, 2016
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Letting Go of the Past (Text: Philippiians 3:4b-14)
10052014 - Sunday, October 5, 2014
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Don't Look Back (Text: Philippians 3:4b-14)
04072019 - Sunday, April 7, 2019
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What's It Cost? What's It Worth? (Text: Philippians 3:4b-14)
10042020 - Sunday, October 4, 2020
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"What's it Worth to You?" (Text: Philppians 3:8-14)
04032022 - Sunday, April 3, 2022
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Losing Everything (Text: Philippians 3:4b-14)
10082023 - Sunday, October 8, 2023
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“Walking in Jesus’ Sandals” (Text: Philippians 3:4b-14)
04062025 - Sunday, April 6, 2025
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Debunking the World's Lies
Lie 8 - The Hedonistic Lie (Text: Philippians 3:12-21, Ecclesiastes 9:3-11, John 11:17-27)
07192015 - Sunday, July 19, 2025
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The Secret of "Contentment?" (Text: Philippians 4:4-13)
10112020 - Sunday, October 10, 2020
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“Freedom from Anxiety” (Text: Philippians 4:4-7)
12152024 - Sunday, December 15, 2024
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Self-Sufficient in Christ (Text: Philippians 4:10-13)
10152023 - Sunday, October 15, 2023
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The Secret of Happiness (Text: Philippians 4:11-13)
10122014 - Sunday, October 12, 2014
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Health, Wealth, and Happiness
I Just Want to Be Happy (Text: Philippians 4:12)
06252017 - Sunday, June 25, 2017
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon XII: "I Can Do All Things” (Text: Philippians 4:13)
08192018 - Sunday, August 19, 2018
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Colossians
The Customs and Symbols of Holy Week
Sermon Ill: The Cross (Text: Colossians 2:13-15)
04032015 - Good Friday, April 3, 2015
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"Making One's Life Count" (Text: Colossians 3:1-2)
04242011 - Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Do the Right Things (Text: Colossians 3:1-11)
08042019 - Sunday, August 4, 2019
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I & II Thessalonians
Maturing as Stewards through Faith, Love, Hope & Obedience
Sermon #2 - Love Prompts Action (Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:3)
10102010 - Sunday, October 10, 2010
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American "Idle" (Text: II Thessa/onians 3:6-13)
11142010 - Sunday, November 14, 2010
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God's Answer to Death (Text: I Thessa/onians 4:13-18)
11082020 - Sunday, November 8, 2020
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The Day of the Lord (Text: I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
11122023 - Sunday, November 12, 2023
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Glorious Day or Gory Day? (Text: Zephaniah 1:7-16 and I Thessalonians 5:1-11)
11152020 - Sunday, November 15, 2020
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Children of the Day (Text: I Thessalonians 5:1-11)
11192023 - Sunday, November 19, 2023
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"Proportional Gratitude" (Text: I Thessalonians 5:16-18)
11272019 - Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 27, 2019
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Give Thanks in All Circumstances (Text: I Thessalonians 5:16-18)
11252020 - Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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“Blameless” (Text: I Thessalonians 5:16-24)
12172023 - Sunday, December 17, 2023
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Thanks In All Circumstances (Text: I Thessalonians 5:18; Psalm 100)
11242011 - Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 24, 2011
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Giving Thanks Always (Text: Daniel 6:10 & I Thessalonians 5:18)
11272013 - Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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How Can I Say Thanks (Text: I Thessalonians 5:18)
11222023 - Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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I & II Timothy
The Fruit of Jesus
Sermon 3: Patience (Text: I Timothy 1:15-18, II Peter 3:8-9)
02282024 - Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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"Unlimited Patience" (Text: I Timothy 1:12-17)
09152019 - Sunday, September 15, 2019
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“Jesus is the Reason for the Season - or is he?” (Text: I Timothy 1:15)
12242024 - Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Being Lutheran
Sermon III - Scripture Alone (Text: II Timothy 3:14-17)
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"The Truth Will Set You Free" (Text: II Timothy 3:14-4:5)
10202019 - Sunday, October 20, 2019
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The Real Great Commission (Text: Matthew 28:18-20 & II Timothy 3:15-17)
09082013 - Sunday, September 8, 2013
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"A New Reformation" Sermon Ill: A Time for Truth (Text: II Timothy 4:3-4)
10152017 - Sunday, October 15, 2017
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"A Generous Heart" (Text: I Timothy 6: 6-19)
09252022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
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Health, Wealth, and Happiness
"If Only I Was Wealthy…” (Text: I Timothy 6:9)
06182017 - Sunday, June 18, 2017
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Titus
Maturing as Stewards through Faith, Love, Hope, & Obedience
Sermon Ill - Hope Goes the Distance (Text: Titus 1:1-2 & II Corinthians 1:18-22)
10172010 - Sunday, October 17, 2010
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