Pastor John's Sermons

New Testament: The Gospel of Mark

Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld 

(as of June 15, 2025 Sermons)

The Gospel of Mark

Mark 1

Are You Ready? (Text: Mark 1:1-5)

12102017 - Sunday, December 10, 2017

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Being Prepared (Text: Mark 1:1-8)

12072014 - Sunday, December 7, 2014

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Preparing for Forgiveness (Text: Mark 1:4-11)

01102020 - Sunday, January 10, 2020

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Tempted vs Being Tempted (Text: Mark 1:12&13; James 1:13)

02212021 - Sunday, February 21, 2021

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True Authority (Text: Mark 1:21-28)

02012015 - Sunday, February 1, 2015

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“Jesus the Fighter” (Text: Mark 1:21-28)

01282024 - Sunday, January 28, 2024

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Mark 3

Jesus - A Man of Sorrows

"Ridiculed by His Relatives" (Text: Mark 3:20-21 & John 7:3-5)

03232011 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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In the Words of Jesus

Who is My Mother? (Text: Mark 3:20-21, 31-35)

05132012 - Sunday, May 13, 2012

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Mark 4

Facing the Storms (Text: Psalm 27:1 & Mark 4:35-41)

05052013 - Sunday, May 5, 2013

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Mark 6

Messianic King vs. Messianic Shepherd (Text: Mark 6:30-44)

07182021 - Sunday, July 18, 2021

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Mark 7

Tradition (Text: Mark 7: 1-13)

08262012 - Sunday, August 26, 2012

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Clean Hands but Dirty Hearts (Text: Mark 7:1-13)

08222021 - Sunday, August 22, 2021

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Beggars at the Feast (Text: Mark 7:24-30)

09052021 - Sunday, September 5, 2021

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“Sinners, Beggars, Dogs, and Children” (Text: Mark 7:24-30)

09082024 - Sunday, September 8, 2024

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Mark 8

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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What Do You Have in Mind? (Text: Mark 8:27-38)

02282021 - Sunday, February 28, 2021

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What's in a Name?

Son of Man (Text: Daniel 7:13; Revelation 1:13; Mark 8:31-33)

12112011 - Sunday, December 11, 2011

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Mark 9

Down in the Valley (Text: Mark 9:2-9)

02192012 - Sunday, February 19, 2012

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Listening to Jesus = Obeying God (Text: Mark 9:2-9)

02152015 - Sunday, February 15, 2015

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Faith in the Face of Doubt (Text: Mark 9:2-9)

02112018 - Sunday, February 11, 2018

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“A Good Place to Be” (Text: Mark 9:2-9)

02112024 - Sunday, February 11, 2024

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“Faith is More Than Hoping, It is Knowing” (Text: Mark 9:14-24)

09152024 - Sunday, September 15, 2024

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“Who is the Greatest?” (Text: Mark 9:30-37)

09222024 - Sunday, September 22, 2024

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Nice Guys Finish Last (Text: Mark 9:33-35)

09202015 - Sunday, September 20, 2015

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Achieving Greatness (Text: Mark 9:33-35)

09192021 - Sunday, September 19, 2021

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Two Hands Aren't Better Than One (Text: Mark 9:38-50)

09302012 - Sunday, September 30, 2012

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One of Us (Text: Mark 9:38-41)

09262021 - Sunday, September 26, 2021

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Debunking the World's Lies

Lie 15 - The First Lie (Text: Genesis 3:1-7a, Romans 6:11-14, and Mark 9:42-48) 

09072015 - Sunday, September 7, 2015

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Mark 10

“Honoring Marriage” (Text: Mark 10:2-9)

10062024 - Sunday, October 6, 2024

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What God Has Joined (Text: Genesis 2:18-25, Mark 10:6-9)

10042015 - Sunday, October 4, 2015

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The 'Faith' of a Child? (Text: Mark 10:13-16)

10072018 - Sunday, October 7, 2018

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Have a Rummage Sale (Text: Mark 10:17-22)

10142012 - Sunday, October 14, 2012

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“Following Jesus” (Text: Mark 10:17-22)

10132024 - Sunday, October 13, 2024

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What Must I Do? (Text: Mark 10:17-22)

10112015 - Sunday, October 11, 2015

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In the Words of Jesus

Hard for the Rich to Enter God's Kingdom (Text: Mark 10:17-25) 

04292012 - Sunday, April 29, 2012

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The Trouble with Wealth (Text: Mark 10:17-27)

10212018 - Sunday, October 21, 2018

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One Thing You Lack (Text: Mark 10:17-27)

10102021 - Sunday, October 10, 2021

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Mission lmpossible (Text: Mark 10:23-31) 

10182015 - Sunday, October 18, 2015

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In Search of Honor (Text: Mark 10:34-35)

03252012 - Sunday, March 25, 2012

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Mark 11

Long Live the King (Text: Mark 11:1-19)

04012012 - Sunday, April 1, 2012

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Mark 12

“Loving God” (Text: Mark 12:28-37)

11032024 - Sunday, November 3, 2024

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Faith of the Widows (Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16 & Mark 12:38-44)

11082015 - Sunday, November 8, 2015

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“The Real Might of the Widow” (Text: Mark 12:38-44)

11102024 - Sunday, November 10, 2024

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You "Can" Eat Your Cake and Have It Too (Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:41-44)

11112012 - Sunday, November 11, 2012

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"Give 'Til it Hurts" (Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16, Mark 12:41-44)

11072021 - Sunday, November 7, 2021

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Mark 13

"When" Will the End Come? (Text: Mark 13:1-13)

11182012 - Sunday, November 18, 2012

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Hold On for Dear Life (Text: Mark 13:1-13)

11152015 - Sunday, November 15, 2015

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The Day That God is Waiting For (Text: Mark 13:24-32) 

11252012 - Sunday, November 25, 2012

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Mark 14

A Time for Renewal

Obedience (Text: Mark 14:32-42)

03082017 - Wednesday, March 8, 2017

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A Time for Renewal

Renewal in Witness (Text: Mark 14:66-72)

03152017 - Wednesday, March 15, 2017

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Mark 15

God Hated Jesus (Text: II Corinthians 5:21, Mark 15:3)

04062012 - Good Friday, April 6, 2012

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Mark 16

What a Difference a Day Makes (Text: Mark 16:1-8)

04082012 - Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

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One Little Word! (Text: Mark 16:6)

04042021 - Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021

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Old Story, New Perspective (Text: Mark 16:6)

The Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024