Pastor John's Sermons

New Testament: The Gospel of John

Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld 

(as of June 15, 2025 Sermons)

The Gospel of John

John 1

The 'Trap’'-ings of Christmas: The Lights (Text: John 1:1-9)

12242012 - Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012

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The 'Trap'-ings of Christmas: The Tree (Text: John 1:1-9)

12252012 - Christmas Day, December 25, 2012

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"Looking for God" (Text: Luke 2:11-12, and John 1:1&14)

12252022 - Christmas Day, December 25, 2022

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"Is it Safe?" (Text: John 1:6-8, 19-28)

12132020 - Sunday, December 13, 2020

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What's in a Name?

The Lamb (Text: John 1:29; Revelation 5:6-14)

12042011 - Sunday, December 4, 2011

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"Dead Man Walking” (Text: John 1:29-42)

01192020 - Sunday, January 19, 2020

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John 2

Just Do What He Says (Text: John 2:1-11)

01202019 - Sunday, January 20, 2019

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"A Taste of Heaven" (Text: John 2:1-11)

01162022 - Sunday, January 16, 2022

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John 3

No Buts (Text: John 3:1-2, 16)

03162014 - Sunday, March 16, 2014

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Secular Songs of the Season

Sermon V: "Where Are You Christmas" (Text: John 3:16 & 1 John 4:7-11) 

12242010 - Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010

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"Whoever" (Text: John 3:15-16)

03202011 - Sunday, March 20, 2011

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No Neutral Ground (Text: John 3:16-18)

03182012 - Sunday, March 18, 2012

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Death and Taxes (Text: John 3:16-17)

06032012 - Sunday, June 3, 2012

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Advent Themes 

Sermon 4 - "Love" (Text: John 3: 16-17)

12182022 - Sunday, December 18, 2022

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Verses Every Christian Should Know 

Sermon I: God Loved 'The World' (Text: John 3:16) 

05272018 - Sunday, May 27, 2018

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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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“One Must Believe!” (Text: John 3:16)

03102024 - Sunday, March 10, 2024

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Condemning the World (Text: John 3:17)

05262024 - Sunday, May 26, 2024

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John 4

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John 5

Do You Want to Get Well? (Text: John 5:1-15)

05262019 - Sunday, May 26, 2019

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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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Do You Want to Get Well? (Text: John 5:1-15)

05222022 - Sunday, May 22, 2022

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“In-Valid” (Text: John 5:1-9)

05252025 - Sunday, May 25, 2025

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John 6

The Last Day (Text: John 6:35-54) 

08122012 - Sunday, August 12, 2012

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Is Bread a Superfood? (Text: John 6:35-51; I Kings 19:1-8)

08082021 - Sunday, August 8, 2021

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Looking for Answers (Text: John 6:51-69)

08192012 - Sunday, August 19, 2012

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Jesus - A Man of Sorrows

Deserted by His Disciples (Text: John 6:53-66)

03302011 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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John 7

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John 8

New Year's Do-Over (Text: John 8:2-11)

01012012 - Sunday, January 1, 2012

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Freely Sin (Text: John 8:31-32)

10312010 - Sunday, October 31, 2010

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The Truth About 'The Truth' (Text: John 8:31-32)

10272013 - Sunday, October 27, 2013

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Finding Certainty in Uncertain Lives (Text: John 8:31-32)

10262014 - Sunday, October 26, 2014

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Only the Truth Frees (Text: John 8:31-32)

10302016 - Sunday, October 30, 2016

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Freed from Shame (Text: John 8:31-36)

10252015 - Sunday, October 25, 2015

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"The Truth" (Text: John 8:31-36)

10252020 - Sunday, October 25, 2020

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John 9

God's Power + My Weakness = Perfection  (Text: John 9:1-3)

04032011 - Sunday, April 3, 2011

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What Do You Know (Text: John 9:1-41) 

03302014 - Sunday, March 30, 2014

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Choose Wisely (Text: John 9:1-41)

03262017 - Sunday, March 26, 2017

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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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John 10

Life "to the Full" (Text: John 10:10)

05112014 - Sunday, May 11, 2014

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Love Isn't Logical (Text: John 10:11-18)

04262015 - Sunday, April 26, 2015

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Cannot be Destroyed (Text: John 10:27-29) 

05082022 - Sunday, May 8, 2022

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John 11

Timing is Everything (Text: Romans 5:6-8; John 11:1-6, 17-44) 

02252018 - Sunday, February 25, 2018

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The Last Straw (Text: John 11:1-53)

04062014 - Sunday, April 26, 2014

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Jesus' Message of Hope (Text: John 11:17-27)

04102011 - Sunday, April 10, 2011

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Debunking the World's Lies

Lie 8 - The Hedonistic Lie (Text: Philiippians 3:12-21, Ecclesiastes 9:3-11, John 11:17-27)

07192015 - Sunday, July 19, 2015

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“Jesus' Funeral Sermon" (Text: John 11:17-27)

03262023 - Sunday, March 26, 2023

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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know 

Sermon VIII: Life in the Face of Death (Text: John 11:25-26)

07222018 - Sunday, July 22, 2018

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Crucial Quotes from Holy Week

Quote II: "It is better that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." (Text: John 11:50 & 18:14)

02172016 - Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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A Time for Renewal 

Renewal in True Religion (Text: John 11:45-53; Matthew 26:57-68) 

03222017 - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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John 12

The Customs and Symbols of Holy Week

Sermon VII: Palm Branches (Text: John 12:12-13)

03292015 - Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015

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Hosanna = Lord, Save Us (Text: John 12:12-19)

04092017 - Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017

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Hail, King of the Jews (Text: John 12:12-19) 

04142019 - Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019

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“Forcing One's Hand" (Text: John 12:12-19)

04052020 - Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020

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Save Us Now (Text: John 12:12-19)

03282021 - Palm Sunday, April 28, 2021

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"The Disruption of Jesus" (Text: John 12:12-19)

04102022 - Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022

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"Save Us!" (Text: John 12:12-19)

04022023 - Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023

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John 13

The Customs and Symbols of Lent

Sermon IV: Foot Washing (Text: John 13:3-17)

03112015 - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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John 14

What Are You Waiting For? (Text: John 14:1-3; Acts 1:7-11)

05012016 - Sunday, May 1, 2016

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"Do Not Be Troubled" (Text: John 14:1-3)

05102020 - Sunday, May 10, 2020

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The Death of Jesus

Sermon 3 - The Consolation (Text: John 14:1-3; 15:18-19; 16:32-33) 

03102021 - Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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"The Last Day” (Text: John 14:1-3)

11212021 - Sunday, November 21, 2021

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Advent Themes 

Sermon 1 - "Hope" (Text: John 14: 1-3) (Other Readings: Acts 1: 4-11, Jeremiah 23: 5-8)

12272022 - Sunday, December 27, 2022

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The Offense of the Gospel (Text: John 14:1-6)

05142017 - Sunday, May 14, 2017

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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know 

Sermon VII: Do You Know The Way? (Text: John 14:6) 

07152018 - Sunday, July 15, 2018

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In Jesus' Name (Text: John 14:12-14)

05222011 - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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"God's Love Language” (Text: John 14:15-21)

05172020 - Sunday, May 17, 2020

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"The Love Language of Jesus" (Text: John 14:15-21) 

05142023 - Sunday, May 14, 2023

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A Helper from God (Text: John 14:15-27) 

06052022 - Sunday, June 5, 2022

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The Fruit of Jesus

Sermon 2: Peace (Text: John 14:27 & 16:33)

02212024 - Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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John 15

Staying Connected to the Vine (Text: John 15:5-17)

05212017 - Sunday, May 21, 2017

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Love is Not an Option, but It is a Verb (Text: John 15:9-17)

05052024 - Sunday, May 5, 2024

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The Fruit of Jesus

Sermon 8: Joy (Text: John 15:11, Hebrews 12:2)

03282024 - Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024

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The Fruit of Jesus

Sermon 1: Love (Text: John 15:13)

02142024 - Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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Love is More Than a Word (Text: I John 5:3, and John 15:17) 

05092021 - Sunday, May 9, 2021

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Sermon II of This is a Hard Teaching

You Will Have Trouble (Text: John 15:18-21, 16:33) 

07102011 - Sunday, July 10, 2011

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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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The ‘Spirit' of Pentecost (Text: John 15:26-27; 16:4-15)

05242015 - Sunday, May 24, 2015

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The Focus of Pentecost (Text: John 15:26)

05232021 - Sunday, May 23, 2021

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The Fruit of Jesus

Sermon 8: Joy (Text: John 15:11, Hebrews 12:2)

03282024 - Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Testifying About Jesus (Text: John 15:26-27a)

05192024 - Sunday, May 19, 2024

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John 16

The 'Spirit' of Pentecost (Text: John 15:26-27; 16:4-15)

05242015 - Sunday, May 24, 2015

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Out with the Old, and In with the New

From Cursed to Blessed (Text: Genesis 3:16-22 and John 16:32-33)

03302018 - Good Friday, March 30, 2018

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Sermon II of This is a Hard Teaching

You Will Have Trouble (Text: John 15:18-21, 16:33) 

07102011 - Sunday, July 10, 2011

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You Will Have Trouble (Text: John 16:33)

01202013 - Sunday, January 20, 2013

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The Fruit of Jesus

Sermon 2: Peace (Text: John 14:27 & 16:33)

02212014 - Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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John 17

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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That We May Be One (Text: John 17:20-23) 

11132016 - Sunday, November 13, 2016

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John 18

What's in a Name

I Am (Text: John 18:1-6)

12272011 - Sunday, December 27, 2011

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Crucial Quotes from Holy Week

Quote II: "It is better that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." (Text: John 11:50 & 18:14)

02172016 - Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Crucial Quotes from Holy Week 

Quote V: "My kingdom is not of this world." (Text: John 18:28-36)

03092016 - Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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A Time for Renewal

Renewal in Our Priorities (Text: John 18:28-19:16)

03292017 - Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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John 19

A Time for Renewal

Renewal in Our Priorities (Text: John 18:28-19:16)

03292017 - Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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The Customs and Symbols of Lent 

Sermon VI: The Color Purple (Text: John 19:1-16)

03252015 - Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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"Good" Friday ( Text: John 19:16-17)

04072013 - Good Friday, April 7, 2013

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What Is "It"? (Text: John 19:28-30)

04152022 - Good Friday, April 15, 2022

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"It Is Finished" (Text: John 19:30)

04102020 - Good Friday, April 10, 2020

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John 20

The Customs and Symbols of Holy Week

Sermon IV: The Empty Tomb (Text: John 20:1-9) 

04052015 - Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015

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‘Doubting' Thomas (Text: John 20:19-29)

04082018 - Sunday, April 8, 2018

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Everything Will Be Alright (Text: John 20:19 & Acts 5:12-20)

04072013 - Sunday, April 7, 2013

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Faithless Thomas (Text: John 20:19-31)

04032016 - Sunday, April 3, 2016

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Where's the Proof? (Text: John 20:19-31) 

04152012 - Sunday, April 15, 2012

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Show Me the Money (Text: John 20:19-31) 

04282019 - Sunday, April 28, 2019

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Living Proof (Text: John 20:19-31)

04162023 - Sunday, April 16, 2023

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John 21

The Other Great Commission (Text: John 21:15-19)

04102016 - Sunday, April 10, 2016

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