Pastor John's Sermons
Old Testament Major & Minor Prophets
Sermons by Pastor Rev. John C. Stennfeld
(as of June 15, 2025 Sermons)
Major Prophets
Isaiah
Isaiah 1-39
Debunking the World's Lies
Lie 6 - The Equality Lie (Text: Isaiah 1:17)
07052015 - Sunday, July 5, 2015
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The Colors of Christmas (Text: Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 7:14)
12222013 - Sunday, December 22, 2013
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Going for God (Text: Matthew 5:14-16 & Isaiah 6:8)
05252013 - Sunday, May 25, 2013
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Advent Themes
Sermon 2 - "Peace" (Text: Isaiah 9: 6-7; Luke 2: 14)
12042022 - Sunday, December 4, 2022
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Hungry to Satisfied (Text: Isaiah 25:6-9)
03292018 - Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2018
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“God is the Potter and We are Not” (Text: Isaiah 29:15-16)
08252024 - Sunday, August 25, 2024
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"Be Strong, Your God Will Come" (Text: Isaiah 35:4)
12152019 - Sunday, December 15, 2019
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Isaiah 40-66
Here He Comes! But Who is He?
Our God (Text: Isaiah 40:1-5)
12182016 - Sunday, December 18, 2016
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (Text: Isaiah 40:21-31)
02082015 - Sunday, February 8, 2015
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Wait (Text: Isaiah 40:21-31)
02072021 - Sunday, February 7, 2021
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Barely Hanging On (Text: Isaiah 40:28-31)
02052012 - Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon XIII: "No Mas" (Text: Isaiah 40:30-31)
08262018 - Sunday, August 26, 2018
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Weak to Strong (Text: Isaiah 40:30-31)
03072018 - Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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Fear Not (Text: Isaiah 43:1-2)
01132013 - Sunday, January 13, 2013
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You are Mine (Text: Isaiah 43:1-7)
01102016 - Sunday, January 10, 2016
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You Are Mine (Text: Isaiah 43:1-7)
01132019 - January 13, 2019
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Flammable to Fireproof (Text: Isaiah 43:2)
02282018 - Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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Contemporary Christian Music
Sermon 1 - "Way Maker" (Text: Isaiah 43:16-19)
06122022 - Sunday, June 1, 2022
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"Our" God? (Text: Isaiah 44:6-8)
07192020 - Sunday, July 19, 2020
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No Other God (Text: Isaiah 45:1-7)
10222023 - Sunday, October 22, 2023
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The Day of Fulfillment (Text: Isaiah 45:22-25)
11202016 - Sunday, November 20, 2016
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"God's Retribution" (Text: Isaiah 49:1-6)
01162011 - Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Reflecting the Light (Text: Isaiah 49:1-7)
01192014 - Sunday, January 19, 2014
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Remember Who You Are (Text: Isaiah 51:1-6)
08232020 - Sunday, August 23, 2020
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Nothing Lasts Forever (Text: Isaiah 51:6)
11222015 - Sunday, November 22, 2015
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”Good" Friday (Text: Isaiah 53:4-5)
03292013 - Good Friday, March 29, 2013
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No Room (Text: Luke 2:1-7, Isaiah 53:3)
12252016 - Christmas Day, December 25, 2016
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The Fruit of Jesus
Sermon 9: Self-Control (Text: Isaiah 53:7)
03292024 - Good Friday, March 29, 2024
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Our Work is Not in Vain (Text: Isaiah 55:8-13)
07122020 - Sunday, July 12, 2020
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The Efficacy of God (Text: Isaiah 55:10-13)
07162017 - July 16, 2017
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A Monopoly on God (Text: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8)
08202017 - Sunday, August 20, 2017
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'Us' and 'Them' (Text: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8)
08162020 - August 16, 2020
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The 'All-Inclusive' Nature of Christ (Text: Isaiah 60:1-6)
01062013 - Sunday, January 6, 2013
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Hope in the Face of Unspeakable Evil (Text: Isaiah 61:1-4)
12172017 - Sunday, December 17, 2017
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Back to the Future (Text: Isaiah 61:1-4)
12142014 - Sunday, December 14, 2014
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Out with the Old, and In with the New
From Naked to Clothed (Text: Isaiah 61:10)
03142018 - Wednesday, March 14, 2018
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Here He Comes! But Who is He?
Sermon II - Our Savior (Text: Isaiah 62:10-12)
12112016 - Sunday, December 11, 2016
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Fix My Life (Text: Isaiah 64:1-9)
12032017 - Sunday, December 3, 2017
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A Mother's Comfort (Text: Isaiah 66:10-14)
05102015 - Sunday, May 10, 2015
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A Mother's Comfort (Text: Revelation 22:1-6, 12-20; Isaiah 66:13)
05122013 - Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Even Better Than a Mother's Love (Text: Isaiah 66:13; 49:15)
05082016 - Sunday, May 8, 2016
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Jeremiah
"Can't" is a 4-Letter Word (Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10)
02032013 - Sunday, February 3, 2025
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Nothing to Fear (Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10)
01312016 - Sunday, January 31, 2016
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I Am With You (Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10, 17-19)
01302022 - Sunday, January 30, 2022
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Chosen (Text: Jeremiah 1:4-8)
02032019 - Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Planted by the Water (Text: Jeremiah 17:5-8)
02172019 - Sunday, February 17, 2019
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A Life of Blessing (Text: Jeremiah 17:5-8)
02132022 - Sunday, February 13, 2022
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'Suffering' Servants (Text: Jeremiah 20:7-13)
06212020 - Sunday, June 21, 2020
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Advent Themes
"Hope" (Text: John 14: 1-3) (Other Readings: Acts 1: 4-11, Jeremiah 23: 5-8)
11272022 - Sunday, November 27, 2022
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“Blessed is the One Who Trusts in the Lord” (Text: Jeremiah 17:5-8)
02162025 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
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The Word, the Whole Word, and Nothing But the Word (Text: Jeremiah 23:16-29)
08182019 - Sunday, August 18, 2019
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The Truth Hurts - But It Also Heals (Text: Jeremiah 26:8-15)
02242013 - Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Don't Shoot the Messenger (Text: Jeremiah 26:8-15)
02212016 - Sunday, February 21, 2016
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Don't Shoot the Messenger (Text: Jeremiah 26:8-15)
03172019 - Sunday, March 17, 2019
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Don't Shoot the Messenger (Text: Jeremiah 26:8-15)
03132022 - Sunday, March 13, 2022
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“Persecuted for God’s Sake” (Text: Jeremiah 26:8)
03162025 - Sunday, March 16, 2025
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Essential Memory Verses Every Christian Should Know
Sermon XI: A Hopeful End (Text: Jeremiah 29:11)
08122018 - Sunday, August 12, 2018
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Choosing Not to Remember (Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34)
03212021 - Sunday, March 21, 2021
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“Forgive, But Never Forget” (Text: Jeremiah 31:34)
03172024 - Sunday, March 17, 2024
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Christmas Themes
Sermon I: Hope (Text: Jeremiah 33:14-16 & Psalm 33:12-22)
12022018 - Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Jesus is Coming (Text: Jeremiah 33:14-16)
11282021 - Sunday, November 28, 2021
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Lamentations
Not Consumed (Text: Lamentations 3:22-33)
06272021 - Sunday, June 27, 2021
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Ezekiel
What Does God Want? (Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32)
09282014 - Sunday, September 28, 2014
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Making the Evil Pay (Text: Ezekiel 33:7-20)
03032013 - Sunday, March 3, 2013
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Plowing the Soil Before Planting the Seed (Text: Ezekiel 33:7-20)
03202022 - Sunday, March 20, 2022
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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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Daniel
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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Contemporary Christian Music
Sermon 7 - "There is Another in the Fire" (Text: Daniel 3: 1-29)
07312022 - Sunday, July 31, 2022
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Expressions of Repentance
Sermon 3: "King Nebuchadnezzar - Humility, Honor, and Praise" (Text: Daniel 4:34 & 37)
03162022 - Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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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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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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"Is Your Name Written There?" (Text: Daniel 12:1-3)
11142021 - Sunday, November 14, 2021
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Minor Prophets
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Plumb Living (Text: Acts 7:7-15)
07112021 - Sunday, July 11, 2021
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God Never Forgets (Text: Amos 8:4-7)
09220213 - Sunday, September 22, 2013
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The Memory of God (Text: Amos 8:4-7)
09182016 - Sunday, September 18, 2016
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"God Will Never Forget (Text: Amos 8:4-7)
09182022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
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Obadiah
Jonah
The 5 "P's" of Parenting
Push (Text: Jonah 1:1-3, 17)
07082012 - Sunday, July 8, 2012
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The Customs and Symbols of Lent
Sermon I: Ashes (Text: Genesis 3:19, Jonah 3:1-6)
02182015 - Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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The Voice of God (Text: Jonah 3:1-5)
01242021 - Sunday, January 24, 2021
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Living with Regrets (Text: Jonah 3:5)
01252015 - Sunday, January 25, 2015
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Sermon Series - Expression of Repentance
Sermon 2 - "Nineveh - Turning Away from Evil" (Text: Jonah 3:10)
03092022 - Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Debunking the World's Lies
Lie 11 - The Fatalistic/Deterministic Lie (Text: Genesis 2:14-17, Jonah 5:13-18, Matthew 17:14-21)
08092015 - Sunday, August 9, 2015
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Micah
God Hates Sinners (Text: Micah 3:5-12)
11052023 - Sunday, November 5, 2023
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Christmas Themes - Sermon II: Peace (Text: Micah 5:2-5)
12092018 - Sunday, December 9, 2018
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Your Quiet Place (Text: Micah 5:2-5a)
12192021 - Sunday, December 19, 2021
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“Know Jesus, Know Peace” (Text: Micah 5:2-5a)
12222024 - Sunday, December 22, 2024
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Letting Go of the Guilt (Text: Micah 7:18-19)
10282012 - October 28, 2012
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Nahum
Habakkuk
How Long, O Lord? (Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4)
10062013 - Sunday, October 6, 2013
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Where is God When I Need Him? (Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4)
09022016 - Sunday, September 2, 2016
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Here He Comes! But Who Is He?
Sermon 1 - Our King (Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4)
12042016 - Sunday, December 4, 2016
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"How Long, O Lord?" (Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4)
10062019 - Sunday, October 6, 2019
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Zephaniah
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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Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Giving God His Due (Text: Malachi 3:8-12)
11272016 - Sunday, November 27, 2016
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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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"Those Whom God Will Spare" (Text: Malachi 3:13-18)
11242019 - Sunday, November 24, 2019
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"Is It Worth It?" (Text: Malachi 3:13-20)
11202022 - Sunday, November 20, 2022
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God's Treasured Possession (Text: Luke 23:28-31 & Malachi 3:16-18)
11212010 - Sunday, November 21, 2010
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Good News or Bad News? (Text: Malachi 4:1-6 & Luke 21:5-36)
11172013 - Sunday, November 17, 2013
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