ST. STEPHEN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
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Sermon on 1 John 1:1-4 for Easter 2, April 8, 9 & 11, 2020 The Second Sunday of Easter is known as the Sunday of St. Thomas because of the Gospel lesson that is read on this day every year. It’s easy to pick on Thomas—doubting when the other disciples had seen the Lord—but today…
Sermon on John 12:20-33 for Lent 5, March 21, 2021 “Glory” is a strange word. We have it in many of our Christmas carols. “Glory to God in the highest.” “Glory to the newborn king.” “Glory” there means “praise.” It means giving credit where credit is due. That’s why God says, “I will not give…
Text: Luke 13:1-8 Hymns: TLH 145, 523, 521, 348
Hands of Brutality Sermon on Matthew 27:27-31 March 10, St. Stephen’s March 17, St. John’s Juneau March 24, Good Shepherd What do you know about the Romans? First thing is probably Roman numerals, using letters for numbers. Somehow, MMXXI means 2021. The Romans have made many contributions to architecture and culture. Our national buildings like…
Sermon on Mark 8:31–38 for Lent 2, February 28, 2021 There’s a quirk in our English language that the words “price” and “worth” mean the same thing…. “What is that new car worth?” “The price is $15,000.00” …but add the suffix -less to both, and the words become opposites. You look through some baby pictures…
Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Hymns: TLH 424, 262, 409, 410
Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Hymns: CW 383, 421, 249, 446
Sermon on Jonah 3:1–5, 10 for Epiphany 3, January 21, 22 & 24, 2021 It seems that almost everything in life is about balance. In art—is there a proper balance of color. Are the items in the picture positioned to balance the frame. In food—are the flavors in balance, sweet, salty, sour. In building—are the…
Lesson: Matthew 28, Titus 3 Hymns: TLH 298, 134, 131, 301