Sermons by Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor
Worship: The Work of the Trinity
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from the blessed Trinity into whose name you were baptized: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
This Trinitarian name which we consider today on this Trinity Sunday is the heart of Christian worship. It saturates the divine service from invocation to benediction. It is the essence of baptism and our object of praise in the Gloria in…
Willing Witnesses
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Yes, not only is He risen, He is ascended into heaven, as we confess in the creeds. This past Thursday was Ascension Day the 40th day after Easter, the day on which the Scriptures tell us Jesus left this earthly…
Jesus Comes to Us His Way
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It had been an overwhelming week, from Jesus’ triumphal entry into the city, to the rather unusual celebration of the Passover, to Jesus’ betrayal and arrest, and finally culminating in His crucifixion and…
We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Welcome to the Second Sunday of Easter, more informally known as “Beat Up Doubting Thomas Sunday.” But we’ll refrain today, attempting for an hour to keep the 8th Commandment and steer clear of at least a…
Easter: Earth-Shaking and Earth-Shattering
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly, there was a great earthquake…”
Even though we here in Austin…
Seven Words of Truth and Love From the Cross
They came to the place which is called The Skull. It’s known also to us as Calvary. As Golgotha. A pious legend says that this elevated place was the same small mountain as that where Abraham prepared to offer up his promised son, Isaac. But that seems unlikely, for the temple was built on the only significant nearby high point. One of my seminary professors speculated…
The Lamb For a Day, The Lamb For Eternity
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
As we come to the last of our Wednesday midweek Lenten worship services for this year, let’s backtrack for a moment and review where we’ve been. Each week, we’ve encountered some “creatures of the cross.” That is, some animals—real or symbolic—which played a role in…
No Regrets
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Like it or not, regret is a sad part of each and every one of our lives. How many times a day do you hear, “If only things had gone this way. If only I had done this. If only I had not said that…”? Just listen to the people around you some time. For that…
The Donkey of the Prophet, the Donkey of the King
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There are a lot of different names for the animal. Sometimes it’s called a burro. Sometimes an onager. Most often we call it a donkey. Breed it with a horse and you get a mule. There are…
Every Believer is Born Again
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Everyone seems so happy at the birth of a baby. They are just so cute and cuddly. The reality is, however, that everyone is born into this world as a sinner. But the even greater reality is that our first birth pales in significance in comparison to being born…
