Pastor John's Sermons
Old Testament History & Wisdom Literature
Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld
(as of June 15, 2025 Sermons)
OT History
Joshua
Judges
The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 9 - “Jephthah and His Daughter” (Text: Judges 11)
08042024 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
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Ruth
What's in It for Me? (Text: Ruth 1:1-17)
10132013 - Sunday, October 13, 2013
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"Totally Devoted to You" (Text: Ruth 1:1-19a)
10132019 - Sunday, October 13, 2019
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I & II Samuel
Hearing Voices (Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-10)
01152012 - Sunday, January 15, 2012
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Speak Lord... I am Listening (Text: I Samuel 3:1-20)
01142018 - Sunday, January 14, 2018
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Jesus - A Major Disappointment? (Text: II Samuel 7:16)
12242017 - Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 8 - Jonathan and His Armor Bearer (Text: I Samuel 14:1-15)
07282024 - Sunday, July 28, 2024
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 3 - David’s Mighty Men (Text: II Samuel 23:8-23)
06162024 - Sunday, June 16, 2024
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 6 - “Nabal and Abigail” (Text: I Samuel 25)
07072024 - Sunday, July 7, 2024
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I & II Kings
One Wish (Text: I Kings 3:4-15)
01022011 - Sunday, January 2, 2011
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 5 - “Naaman and his Slave Girl” (Text: II Kings 5)
06302024 - Sunday, June 30, 2024
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 4 - “Elisha and the Kings of Aram” (Text: II Kings 6:8-23)
07232024 - Sunday, June 23, 2024
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The Greatest Stories Never Told
Sermon 1 - The Man From Judah (Text: I Kings 13)
06022024 - Sunday, June 2, 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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Faith of the Widows (Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16 & Mark 12:38-44)
11082015 - Sunday, November 8, 2015
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God Will Provide (Text: I Kings 17:8-16)
11112018 - Sunday, November 11, 2018
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I & II Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Wisdom Literature
Job
Why Easter Matters (Text: Job 19:23-27)
03312013 - Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Father Knows Best (Text: Job 38:1-18)
08132017 - Sunday, August 13, 2017
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Questioning God (Text: Job 38:1-11)
06202021 - Sunday, June 20, 2021
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Questioning God (Text: Job 38:4-18)
08072011 - Sunday, August 7, 2011
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Judging God (Text: Job 38:4-18)
08092020 - Sunday, September 9, 2020
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Psalms
Psalm 1
Afternoon Delight (Text: Psalm 1)
0602013 - Sunday, June 2, 2013
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The Way of the Righteous (Text: Psalm 1)
06132021 - Sunday, June 13, 2021
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Psalm 2
Christmas - A Time for Laughter (Text: Psalm 2:1-4)
12252017 - Christmas Day, December 25, 2017
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Psalm 8
You is lmportant (Text: Psalm 8)
06092013 - Sunday, June 9, 2013
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"O Lord, our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name" (Text: Psalm 8)
06162019 - Sunday, June 16, 2019
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"Priceless" (Text: Psalm 8)
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“The Majesty of God” (Text: Psalm 8)
06042023 - Sunday, June 4, 2023
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Psalm 13
The Silence of God (Text: Psalm 13)
08202023 - Sunday, August 20, 2023
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Psalm 14
Worldly Lies that Sabotage Repentance
Lie 4 - "You Are Deserving” (Text: Psalm 14:2-3)
03152023 - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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Psalm 15
Worthy of God's Presence (Text: Psalm 15)
01292017 - Sunday, January 29, 2017
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Psalm 19
Who is God? (Text: Psalm 19:1)
03082015 - Sunday, March 8, 2015
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Psalm 23
The Lord is My 'Shepherd'? (Text: Psalm 23)
05072017 - Sunday, May 7, 2017
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The Lord is My Shepherd (Text: Psalm 23)
05122019 - Sunday, May 12, 2019
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 1 - "The Lord Provides" (Text: Psalm 23:1)
02262020 - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 2 - "The Lord Restores" (Text: Psalm 23:2-3a)
03042020 - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 3 - "The Lord Leads" (Text: Psalm 23:3b)
03112020 - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 4 - "The Lord Leads" (Text: Psalm 23:4)
03182020 - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 5 - "The Lord Honors" (Text: Psalm 23:5)
03252020 - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Psalm 23 - "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Sermon 6 - "The Lord Blesses" (Text: Psalm 23:6)
04012020 - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Psalm 25
Remember 'Me' (Text: Psalm 25:1-10)
09272020 - Sunday, September 27, 2020
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Remember Me (Text: Psalm 25:4-7)
10012023 - Sunday, October 1, 2023
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Psalm 27
Facing the Storms (Text: Psalm 27:1 & Mark 4:35-41)
05052013 - Sunday, May 5, 2013
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Don’t Be Afraid (Text: Psalm 27)
09242023 - Sunday, September 24, 2023
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Psalm 29
The Majesty of God IText: Psalm 29, 93, 96)
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The Glory Due His Name {Text: Psalm 29)
05302021 - Sunday, May 30, 2021
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Psalm 32
Confession is Good for the Soul (Text: Psalm 32:1-7 (8-11))
06162013 - Sunday, June 16, 2013
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"My Hiding Place" (Text: Psalm 32:1-7)
02262023 - Sunday, February 26, 2023
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"Colored by Grace - Covered by Love" (Text: Psalm 32:2)
09062020 - Sunday, September 6, 2020
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“The Guilt of My Sin” (Text: Psalm 32)
03302025 - Sunday, March 30, 2025
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Psalm 33
Christmas Themes
Sermon I: Hope (Text: Jeremiah 33:14-16 & Psalm 33:12-22)
12022018 - Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Psalm 34
Overcoming the Anxieties of Life (Text: Psalm 34:7)
08152021 - Sunday, August 15, 2021
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“Faithful or Fallen… or Both?” (Text: Psalm 34)
08182024 - Sunday, August 18, 2024
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Psalm 42
Thirsting for God (Text: Psalm 42:1-2)
07212013 - Sunday, July 21, 2013
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Psalm 46
A Mighty Save-Room is our God (Text: Psalm 91; 46)
06302013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013
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Be Still (Text: Psalm 46)
10282018 - Sunday, October 28, 2018
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Psalm 50
God Doesn't Need Your Bull (Text: Psalm 50:1-15)
08252013 - Sunday, August 25, 2013
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“Giving” to God? (Text: Psalm 50:7-15, Malachi 3:6-12)
12032023 - Sunday, December 3, 2023
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Psalm 51
The Customs and Symbols of Lent
Sermon Ill: Repentance (Text: Psalm 51)
03042015 - Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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Expressions of Repentance
Sermon 1: "David - A Broken and Contrite Heart" (Text: Psalm 51)
03022022 - Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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Psalm 62
Worldly Illusions (Text: Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8)
01212018 - Sunday, January 21, 2018
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Psalm 73
You Complete Me (Text: Psalm 73:25-26)
02162014 - Sunday, February 16, 2014
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Psalm 84
"Better" (Text: Psalm 84:10)
02022020 - Sunday, February 2, 2020
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Psalm 90
The Future of America (Text: Psalm 90:1-4, 14-17)
11062016 - Sunday, November 6, 2016
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He is Worthy (Text: Psalm 90)
10142018 - Sunday, October 14, 2018
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Psalm 91
Angels Watching Over Us (Text: Psalm 91)
09292013 - Sunday, September 29, 2013
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Platitudes or Promises (Text: Psalm 91)
06222014 - Sunday, June 22, 2014
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A Mighty Save-Room is our God (Text: Psalm 91: 46)
06302013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013
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Psalm 93
The Majesty of God (Text: Psalm 29, 93, 96)
07282013 - Sunday, July 28, 2013
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Psalm 95
God is Worthy (Text: Psalm 95:1-7a)
11242011 - Sunday, November 24, 2011
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Psalm 96
The Majesty of God (Text: Psalm 29, 93, 96)
07282013 - Sunday, July 28, 2013
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Psalm 100
Thanks In All Circumstances (Text: I Thessalonians 5:18; Psalm 100)
11242011 - Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 2011
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Worthy of Thanks (Text: Psalm 100)
11222012 - Thanksgiving Eve, November 22, 2012
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Thanksgiving - Not a Christian Holiday? (Text: Psalm 100)
11222017 - Thanksgiving Eve, November 22, 2017
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Psalm 103
A Father's Love (Text: Psalm 103:8-13)
06152014 - Sunday, June 15, 2014
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Debunking the World's Lies
Lie 14 - The Narcissistic Lie (Text: Psalm 103:8-17a: Romans 12:1-16: Matthew 18:4-9)
08302015 - Sunday, August 30, 2015
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Reference Point (Text: Psalm 103:8-12)
02242019 - Sunday, February 24, 2019
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Psalm 115
The Lord Will Remember Me (Text: Psalm 115:12-13)
05292016 - Sunday, May 29, 2016
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Psalm 116
Refuge from the Storm (Text: Psalm 116:1-9)
09122021 - Sunday, September 12, 2021
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Psalm 119
God's Word is Wonderful (Text: Psalm 119:129-130)
09132015 - Sunday, September 13, 2015
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Psalm 121
The "5 P's" of Parenting: Protect (Text: Psalm 121)
06172012 - Sunday, June 17, 2012
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God is Watching Us (Text: Psalm 121)
07292012 - Sunday, July 29, 2012
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The Watchful Eye of God (Text: Psalm 121)
11232016 - Sunday, November 23, 2016
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No Harm (Text: Psalm 121)
03122017 - Sunday, March 12, 2017
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"The Lord is Watching” (Text: Psalm 121)
10162022 - Sunday, October 16, 2022
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Psalm 130
Out of the Depths (Text: Psalm 130)
04022017 - Sunday, April 2, 2017
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A Time for Renewal
Renewal in Hope (Text: Psalm 130:7)
04162017 - Sunday, April 16, 2017
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God Shed His Grace on Thee (Text: Psalm 136)
07072013 - Sunday, July 7, 2013
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Thanks for What (Text: Psalm 136:1)
11262014 - Thanksgiving Eve, November 26, 2014
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The Foundational Love of God (Text: Psalm 136:1-9 (23-26))
08062017 - Sunday, August 6, 2017
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Give Thanks (Text: Psalm 136)
08022020 - Sunday, August 2, 2020
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Psalm 136
His Mercy Endures Forever (Text: Psalm 136)
08062023 - Sunday, August 6, 2023
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Psalm 139
Do You Know Who I Am? (Text: Psalm 139)
07142013 - Sunday, July 14, 2013
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Never Alone (Text: Psalm 139:1-14a)
05202018 - Sunday, May 20, 2018
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“The Abiding Presence of God” (Text: Psalm 139:1-10)
01142024 - Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Psalm 145
Proclaim Jesus (Text: Psalm 145)
07052020 - Sunday, July 5, 2020
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Text: Exodus 16:2-15; Psalm 145:13-20)
08012021 - Sunday, August 1, 2021
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Psalm 148
"Praise the Lord" (Text: Psalm 148)
04192020 - Sunday, April 19, 2020
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Psalm 150
Praise the Lord (Text: Psalm 150)
05032015 - Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Alleluia = Praise the Lord (Text: Psalm 150)
04282024 - Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Proverbs
Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon XIV: Dear Younger Me (Text: Proverbs 3:5-6)
09022018 - Sunday, September 2, 2018
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Things The Lord Hates
Haughty Eyes (Text: Proverbs 6:17b)
02222012 - Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
A Lying Tongue (Text: Proverbs 6:17b)
02292012 - Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
Hands That Shed Innocent Blood (Text: Proverbs 6:17c)
03072012 - Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
A Heart That Devises Wicked Schemes (Text: Proverbs 6:18a)
03142012 - Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
Feet That are Quick to Rush Into Evil (Text: Proverbs 6:18b)
03212012 - Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
A False Witness Pours Out Lies (Text: Proverbs 6:19a)
03282012 - Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Things The Lord Hates
A Man Who Stirs Up Dissension Among Brothers (Text: Proverbs 6:19b)
04052012 - Maundy Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Teach Your Children Well (Text: Proverbs 22)
09112011 - Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Ecclesiastes
When is Enough, Enough? (Text: Ecclesiastes 5:10-12)
10212012 - Sunday, October 21, 2012
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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, 2015
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Song of Solomon
Love is Blind? (Text: Song of Solomon 4:1-7)
02122012 - Sunday, February 12, 2012
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God's Valentines (Text: Song of Solomon 4:1-7)