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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