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- Mark 4:35-41 3
- 2 Corinthians 5:1-17 2
- Acts 2:14a, 22-36 3
- Acts 2:1-21 8
- John 17:11b-19 4
- John 15:9-17 4
- John 15:1-8 3
- John 10:11-18 2
- Third Sunday of Easter 1
- John 20:19-31 13
- John 20:1-18 5
- John 13:1-17, 31b-35 3
- John 12:20-43 3
- Mark 10:32-45 3
- John 3:14-21 4
- John 2:13-25 2
- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Mark 8:27-38 1
- Mark 1:9-15 3
- Transfiguration of Our Lord 1
- Mark 1:29-39 3
- Mark 1:21-28 4
- Acts 9:1-22 3
- Mark 8:27-9:1 1
- Mark 1:4-11 4
- Luke 2:22-40 10
- John 1:1-18 10
- John 1:6-8, 19-28 2
- Matthew 1:18-25 5
- Mark 1:1-8 3
- Luke 1:5-25 1
- Isaiah 64:1-9 2
- Matthew 25:31-46 4
- Matthew 25:14-30, Zephaniah 1:7-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 1
- Matthew 25:1-13 4
- Matthew 5:1-12 6
- Matthew 22:15-22 5
- Matthew 22:1-14 4
- Matthew 21:33-46 4
- Revelation 12:7–12 1
- Matthew 9:9-13 2
- John 12:20-33 1
- Matthew 18:1-20 3
- Matthew 16:21-28 5
- Luke 22:24-30 1
- Matthew 15:21-28 4
- Matthew 14:22-33 4
- Matthew 14:13-21 4
- Matthew 13:44-52 4
- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 3
- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 3
- Matthew 11:25-30 3
- Acts 15:1-21 1
- 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 1
- Matthew 28:16-20 2
- John 7:37-39 1
- Luke 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23 1
- John 14:15-21, I Peter 3:13-22 1
- John 14:1-14 6
- John 10:1-10 3
- Luke 24:13-35 5
- Acts 5:29-42 2
- Matthew 28:1-10 2
- Matthew 27:45-46, Luke 23:33-34, 39-43, 44-46, John 19:25-27, 28, 29-30 2
- John 1:29-42a 3
- John 11:1-45 2
- John 9:1-41 2
- Matthew 21:1-11 4
- John 4:5-30, 39-42 2
- John 3:1-17 8
- John 3:5-15 1
- Matthew 4:1-11 5
- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 5
- Matthew 17:1-9 4
- Matthew 5:38-48 3
- Matthew 5:21-37 4
- Matthew 5:13-20 4
- Titus 1:1-9 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 2
- Matthew 2:1-12 11
- Luke 2:40-52 6
- Luke 12:35-40 4
- Matthew 2:13-23 2
- Luke 2:1-20 4
- Matthew 11:2-15, Isaiah 35:1-10 1
- Isaiah 40:1-11 2
- Isaiah 11:1-10 1
- Isaiah 2:1-5 1
- Deuteronomy 8:1-10 3
- Luke 23:27-43 3
- Luke 21:5-36 2
- Luke 20:27-40 2
- John 8:31-36 5
- Luke 17:11-19 4
- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 1
- Luke 16:1-15 3
- Luke 14:25-35 4
- Luke 14:1-14 4
- Luke 13:22–30 1
- Luke 12:13-21 4
- Colossians 1:21-29 1
- Luke 10:25-37 5
- Luke 10:1-20 5
- Luke 9:51-62 2
- Luke 7:36-8:3 1
- John 8:48-59 3
- Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 1
- John 10:22-30 4
- John 21:1-14 2
- Luke 24:1-12 3
- Mark 16:1-8 3
- Exodus 12:1-14 1
- John 12:12-19 5
- Matthew 27:54, Luke 23:47-48 1
- Luke 20:9-20 3
- Luke 23:32-33, Mark 15:28, Luke 23:25, Matthew 27:44, Luke 23:39-43 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1
- Mark 15:21 1
- Acts 1:15-26 1
- John 12:1-6, Mark 14:6-9 1
- Luke 9:28-36 5
- Luke 4:31-37 1
- John 20:19-29 1
- John 2:1-11 5
- 2 Peter 3:1-18 1
- Luke 3:15-22 3
- Galatians 3:23-29 1
- Luke 2:22-4 1
- Hebrews 1:1-12 1
- Luke 1:26-35 1
- Luke 1:39-56 4
- 2 Samuel 11:1-17, 26-27 1
- Luke 7:18-28 2
- Samuel 2:12-17, 22-35 1
- Luke 19:28-40 2
- Jude 1:20-25, Mark 13:24-37 1
- Mark 13:1-13 4
- Revelation 7:2-17 2
- John 9:31-36 1
- Mark 10:23-31 2
- Mark 10:17-22 4
- Mark 10: 2-16 1
- James 3:13-4:10 2
- Mark 7:31-37 2
- Mark 7:14-23 3
- Mark 7:1-13 3
- Matthew 6:19-33 1
- John 6:51-69 4
- John 6:35-51 4
- John 6:22-35 3
- Mark 6:45-56 3
- Jeremiah 23:1-6 1
- Mark 6:14-29 4
- Mark 6:1-6 1
- Mark 5:21-43 1
- Luke 1:57-80 2
- Mark 4:26-34 3
- Mark 3:20-35 1
- John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 2
- Acts 8:26-40 1
- Luke 24:36-49 3
- John 18:1-19:42 5
- Romans 8:14-17 1
- Mark 10:35-45 2
- Mark 8:27-38 3
- Mark 9:2-9 2
- 2 Kings 5:1-14 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-23 1
- Mark 1:14-20 1
- Romans 8:31b-39 1
- Luke 1:26-38 4
- Isaiah 61:10-11 1
- John 1:6-8, 14-17, 29-34 1
- Mark 13:24-37 4
- Matthew 25:14-30 4
- James 1:1-12 1
- Matthew 21:23-32 1
- Matthew 20:1-16 2
- Matthew 18:21-35 2
- Matthew 16:13-20 3
- Matthew 10:34-42 2
- Acts 1:1-14 1
- John 14:15-21 3
- 1 Peter 3:17-22 3
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-11:29 1
- John 11:17-27, 38-53 2
- 1 Corinthians 16:8-9, Colossians 4:3-4 1
- Matthew 6:24-34 2
- Matthew 4:12-25 3
- Matthew 3:13-17 3
- Isaiah 30:8-17 1
- Matthew 11:2-15 3
- Matthew 3:1-12 3
- Luke 21:5-28 2
- Luke 18:9-17 1
- Luke 18:1-8 2
- Isaiah 41:1-10 1
- Luke 17:1-10 3
- Luke 16:19-31 2
- Luke 15:1-10 2
- Luke 13:22-30 1
- Luke 1:39-55 1
- Luke 12:22-34 3
- Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-26 1
- Luke 10:38-42 2
- Luke 8:26-39 3
- Luke 7:11-17 2
- John 14:23-31 1
- Luke 24:44-53 4
- John 16:23-33 3
- John 16:12-22 3
- John 19:28-42 1
- Romans 7:7-25a 1
- Philippians 3:4b-14 2
- Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 3
- Jeremiah 26:8-15 2
- Mark 12:28-34 1
- Luke 4:1-13 3
- Joel 2:12-19 1
- Luke 5:1-11 3
- Luke 4:31-44 3
- Nehemiah 8:1-10 1
- Luke 7:18-35 2
- John 16:5-15 1
- Luke 3:1-20 3
- John 1:1-5, 9-14 1
- Luke 21:25-36 1
- John 6:35-40 1
- Deuteronomy 8:1-10, Philippians 4:10-20, Luke 17:11-19 1
- John 18:33-37 2
- Hebrews 9:24-28 1
- Revelation 7:9-17, Luke 12:13-21 1
- 1 Timothy 4:5-18 1
- Mark 10:2-16 2
- John 6:27-51 1
- Luke 10:17-20 1
- Mark 9:14-29 2
- Mark 7:24-37 2
- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9, Ephesians 6:10-20, Mark 7:14-23 1
- John 6:24-35 1
- Colossians 2:6-15 1
- John 20:1-2, 10-18 1
- Mark 6:1-13 1
- Lamentations 3:22-33, Mark 5:21-43 2
- John 10:11-18, Acts 4:1-12, 1 John 3:16-24 1
- John 18:1-11, John 18:12-27, John 18:28-19:16a, John 19:16b-22, John 19:23-25a, John 19:25b-30, John 19:31-42 1
- Mark 14:12-26 2
- John 12:1-24 1
- Matthew 27:31, 39-43 1
- Matthew 27:6-10 1
- Matthew 27:1-5 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 2
- Luke 22:21-24 1
- John 11:45-50 1
- Mark 9:2-9, 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 1
- Mark 1:40-45 1
- Mark 8:27-35 1
- Psalm 96:1-4, 11-12, Genesis 3:8-15, Isaiah 9:2, 6-7, Micah 5:2-4, Luke 1:26-35, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-14, Luke 2:8-15 1
- Revelation 2:10 1
- Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 1
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 1
- Mark 13:33-37 1
- Matthew 6:19-24, Philippians 4:10-20, Deuteronomy 8:1-10 1
- Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 1
- John 11:14-15, 17-27 1
- Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:4b-14 1
- Revelation 12:7-12 1
- John 12:20-33, Numbers 21:4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 1
- John 1:43-51 2
- Romans 8:28-39 1
- Romans 8:12-17 1
- Romans 7:14-25a 1
- Matthew 16:13-19 1
- Jeremiah 20:7-13 1
- Matthew 9:35-10:8 1
- Colossians 3:12-17 1
- Romans 4:13-25 1
- Matthew 7:15-29 1
- John 15:5 1
- Genesis 1, Acts 2, Matthew 28 1
- John 20:19-23 1
- Acts 1:1-11 2
- 1 John 4:7-17a 1
- Acts 17:16-31 1
- 1 Corinthians 13 1
- Luke 4:16-30 2
- Ephesians 5:22-33 3
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-31 1
- Acts 10:34-43 1
- Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 1
- Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51 1
- John 19:16-27 1
- Luke 22:45-62 1
- John 11:1-53 1
- Matthew 26:36-45 1
- Matthew 26:17-29 1
- John 4:5-42 1
- John 16:16-22 1
- Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-15 1
- Isaiah 9:1-4 1
- Lamentations 3:22-33 2
- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 1
- Mark 6:30-44 1
- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 1
- Isaiah 50:4-10 1
- Mark 9:30-37 3
- Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 1
- Genesis 2:18-25 1
- Mark 10:17-34 1
- Luke 10:1-9 1
- Mark 12:38-44 1
- Jeremiah 33:14-16 2
- Luke 1:26-35, Luke 2:1-20 4
- Isaiah 43:1-7 1
- 1 Timothy 6:11-16 1
- _ 7
- Luke 13:31-35 1
- Luke 13:1-9 3
- Luke 15:1-3a, 11-32 1
- Luke 22:7-20 1
- John 21:1-19 1
- John 17:20-26 2
- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, John 14:23-31 2
- Luke 7:1-10 1
- Luke 7:36 - 8:3 1
- 1 Kings 19:9b-21 1
- Genesis 18:1-14 1
- Luke 11:1-13 2
- Hebrews 11:1-16 1
- Jeremiah 23:16-29, Luke 12:49-56 1
- Luke 13:22-30, Hebrews 12:4-29 1
- Timothy 2:1-15 1
- Daniel 10:10-14, 12:1-3; Revelation 12:7-12; Luke 10:17-20 2
- Ruth 1:-19a 1
- Genesis 32:22-30 1
- Acts 15:12-22a 1
- Matthew 11:12-19 1
- Malachi 3:13-18 1
- 1 John 3:1-3 2
- Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 2:21 1
- Romans 6:1-11, Matthew 3:13-17 1
- ? 8
- John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39 1
- Exodus 24:3-11, Hebrews 10:15-25, Matthew 26:17-30 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1
- John 10:1-10, 1 Peter 2:19-25 1
- John 17:1-11 2
- Exodus 19:2-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8 1
- Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 2
- Isaiah 55:1-5 1
- Matthew 15:21-28, Isaiah 56:1, 6-8, Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32 1
- Isaiah 55:10-13 1
- Romans 8:18-27 2
- Matthew 18:1-20, Romans 13:1-1 1
- Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35 1
- Matthew 21:23-32; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-18 1
- Revelation 7:9-17 4
- 1 Timothy 2:1-4 1
- Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 1
- Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 1
- Genesis 1:1-5, Romans 6:1-11, Mark 1:4-11 1
- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 1
- Mark 1:14-20, Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1
- 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 1
- 2 Corinthians 3:12-18; 4:1-6 1
- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 2
- James 1:12-18 1
- Mark 8:27-38, Romans 5:1-11 1
- Mark 14:1-26 1
- Mark 14:27-42 1
- Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-21 1
- Mark 14:43-72 1
- Mark 11:1-10 1
- Exodus 24:3-11, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, Mark 14:12-26 1
- 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18 1
- John 15:9-17, 1 John 5:1-8 1
- Ephesians 1:15-23 1
- John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 1
- Isaiah 6:1-8 1
- Deuteronomy 5:12-15 1
- Genesis 3:8-15, Mark 3:20-35 1
- Amos 7:7-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:14-29 1
- John 20:1-2, 10-18; Proverbs 31:10-31 1
- 1 Kings 19:1-8, John 6:35-51 1
- James 3:1-12 1
- Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16, 24-29 1
- Genesis 2:18-25, Hebrews 2:1-18, Mark 10:2-16 1
- Hebrews 4:1-16 1
- Romans 3:19-28 4
- 1 Kings 17:8-16, Mark 12:38-44 1
- Luke 3:1-14 1
- Philippians 4:4-7 1
- Isaiah 60:1-3, Galatians 4:4-7 1
- Isaiah 60:1-3, 1 John 1:1-7, Matthew 9:18-30 1
- Luke 4:16-21 1
- Micah 5:2-5a 1
- Luke 3:15-22, Romans 6:1-11 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 1
- Luke 6:27-38 2
- Luke 23:32 1
- John 12:12-24 1
- Luke 24: 1-12 1
- 1 Peter 3:15-18 1
- Galatians 3:23-4:7 1
- Galatians 5:1, 13-25 2
- Luke 10:38-48 1
- Luke 11:1-13, Colossians 2:6-15 1
- Luke 12:49-53, Hebrews 11:17-31, 12:1-3 1
- Luke 14:25-35, Philemon 1-21 1
- Luke 15 1
- Isaiah 35:1-10 1
- Luke 2:8-14 1
- Galatians 4:4-7 1
- Romans 6:1-11 1
- Hebrews 2:14-18 1
- Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21 1
- Genesis 3:1-21 1
- John 4:5-26 1
- John 13:1-30 1
- Matthew 26:30, 36-46 1
- Luke 22:54-62 1
- John 9 1
- John 18:28-38 1
- John 19:18-24, Luke 23:33-43, John 19:25-27, Matthew 27:45-49, John 19:28-30a, Luke 23:45-49, Matthew 27:51-56, John 19:31-42, Matthew 27:61-66 1
- Exodus 24:3-11, Hebrews 9:11-22, Matthew 26:17-30 1
- Luke 22:33-34, Luke 23:39-43, John 19:25-27, Matthew 27:45-46, John 19:28, John 19:29-30, Luke 23:44-46 1
- 1 Peter 2:19-25 1
- Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Acts 2:14a, 22-36; Matthew 28:16-20 1
- Matthew 9:35-10:20 1
- Matthew 14:22-23 1
- Romans 13:1-10 1
- Matthew 21:23-27 1
- Philippians 4:4-13 1
- Amos 5:18-24, Matthew 25:1-13 1
- Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 1
- Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 1
- Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:18-25 1
- John 1:1-14 2
- Jonah 3:1-5,10; Mark 1:14-20 1
- Deuteronomy 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Mark 1:21-28 1
- Isaiah 40:21-31, Mark 1:29-39 1
- Genesis 22:1-18 1
- John 2:13-22 1
- Zechariah 9:9-12, Mark 14-15 1
- Acts 3:11-21 1
- Acts 4:1-12, 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18 1
- 1 John 4:1-21 1
- Acts 10:34-48 1
- Athanasian Creed 1
- Genesis 3:8-15, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 1
- 2 Peter 3:3, Mark 6:1-13 1
- Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:14-29, Amos 7:7-15 1
- (Ephesians 1:15-23, 2:1-10) Ephesians 2:11-22 1
- (Ephesians 3:1-13) Ephesians 3:14-21 1
- Ephesians 4:1-16 1
- Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6 1
- James 2:1-10, 14-18; Mark 7:24-37 1
- Mark 9:38-50 1
- Mark 10:46-52 1
- Mark 13:1-13, Hebrews 10:11-25 1
- Luke 1:39-45 1
- Luke 1:39-45, Hebrews 10:5-10 1
- Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51-60 1
- Luke 2:40-52, 1 Kings 3:4-15 1
- Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13; Luke 4:31-44 1
- Jeremiah 17:5-8, Luke 6:17-26 1
- Philippians 3:17-4:1 1
- Luke 23:1-56 1
- Luke 22:1-23:56 1
- John 20:19-31, Acts 9:1-22, Revelation 5:1-14 1
- Revelation 22:1-20 1
- Galatians 5:1,13-25 1
- Luke 12:49-56 1
- Hebrews 12:4-24; Luke 13:22-30 1
- Ezekiel 34:11-24, 1 Timothy 1:5-17, Luke 15:1-10 1
- Luke 16:1-15, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Amos 8:4-7 1
- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:1-10 1
Speakers
- Rev. Robert E. LeBlanc 1
- Rev. Sean Daenzer 1
- Rev. Dr. Mark J. Dankis 2
- Rev. John T. Pless 1
- Rev. Curtis Giese 2
- Vicar Ross Davis 3
- Seminarian Mark DeYoung 1
- Andrew Hatesohl 2
- Seminarian Mark De Young 1
- Rev. Brian Kachelmeier 1
- Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller 176
- Rev. Jared Melius 1
- Rev. Dr. Tilahun Mendedo 1
- Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor 415
- Rev. Duane Meissner 1
- Rev. Philip E. Zielinski 1
- Rev. Fred Neumann, Pastor Emeritus 1
- Seminarian Duane Meissner 1
- Rev. Dr. Jayson S. Galler 5
- Rev. Herbert Graf 1
- Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor 232
- Rev. Steven C. Briel 1
- Rev. Jonathan Bontke 3
- Seminarian Cody Norton 2
- Rev. Phil Schielke 19
- Rev. Richard Mittwede 74
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- June 2022 4
- May 2022 5
- April 2022 6
- March 2022 5
- February 2022 4
- January 2022 6
- December 2021 8
- November 2021 4

Christmas Eve

Four Sermons for Christmas Eve

Your Savior, Your Brother

The Manger and the Cross

The Sign IS Before You

The Sign IS the Baby

No Place For Him

This Will Be A Sign For You

The Glory of God Revealed

All For Your Benefit

Christmas Trees

December 24, 2010
Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor
Christmas Eve
Luke 2:1-20

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior whose birth we celebrate this night, Jesus Christ. Amen. They’re Christmas trees. Not Hanukah trees. Not Kwanzaa trees. Not Ramadan trees. And certainly not “holiday trees” or “winter festival trees”, as the politically-correct, dare-not-give-offense crowd seems determined to re-name…

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