Sermons by Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor (Page 12)
Righteous Salt, Righteous Light
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
At first glance, it would appear that today’s Gospel lesson is a mashing together of two different topics. The first speaks of Christians as the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and the second discusses the fulfillment of the Law and possession of a…
Out of the Darkness
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“Yea, even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). In this world which C.S. Lewis often referred to as the “shadowlands,” we live and walk our daily…
All Will Be Revealed
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our revealed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Today we observe the Epiphany of Our Lord, a feast which follows the 12 days of Christmas and begins the season between Christmas and Lent. Epiphany’s actual date is always January 6.
As most of you know, the word “epiphany” means a revelation of…
His Word is a Witness Forever
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There’s a line of thinking, especially outside of the Christian Church, but regrettably also within it, that thinks the Scriptures are time-bound. Some who adhere to such thinking often claim that while the prophets and apostles may have been inspired by God to…
Christmas Trees
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…
Blessed is the One Not Offended
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Over the past few decades, it’s become standard practice for Hollywood and the news media to portray Christians and Christian leaders for the most part as bumbling buffoons, crazed zealots, crooked con artists, or pathetic wimps. While there’s been no shortage…
New Beginnings
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
We’re in a new church year. I usually look forward to a new church year, because it’s always good evidence that God is sustaining His people in spite of all the challenges we continue to face in this life. We have His promises, of course, that we will have…
Give Thanks for All
Let’s face it: By and large, we American Christians can be rather arrogant sometimes. We come upon a national holiday like Thanksgiving, and in some ways we puff ourselves up all the more. After all, we’re still the dominant religion in the most dominant military, political, and economic power in history. We’re sitting on top of the world, and we like it there.
We…
Happily Ever After
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
“Once upon a time…and they lived happily ever after. The End.” These are words many of us grew up on, the words of a teacher or a parent reading to us from a fairy tale, words which we enjoyed hearing because of the pleasant ending we knew they would bring…
Reading the Signs
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Fall has come, such as it is here in Texas. It’s not the sort of autumn I grew up with in the northern reaches of the country, where by now the leaves would mostly be well past their peak color and many would be brown and dry and already fallen. We might’ve…