Sermons by Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor (Page 6)
Your Epiphany
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
By fortunate circumstance due to the cyclical and predictable nature of the calendar, the Epiphany of Our Lord falls on a Sunday this year. By even greater circumstance, but by no means a random one, you get to be in the house of our Lord on the Epiphany of Our…
Connected to Abraham’s Promise
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
New Year’s Eve, once again. Do they ever stop coming? No, not really. Time marches on, and we plod along with it. By this time, you all know the procedure:
Step 1: Closely review the past year.
Step 2: Determine what needs to be added, deleted, and…
Salvation Prepared in Your Presence
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
To God’s house they came, God’s righteous people. To the tabernacle. To the temple. To the synagogues. To the private homes and the catacombs. To the churches and to the cathedrals, they came and still do, for that is what God desires of His holy people: He calls us…
The Word of Promise
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Gone are the shepherds. Gone are Mary, and Joseph, and the innkeeper who didn’t have room. Gone are the magi, who haven’t even arrived yet. Gone are Zechariah, Elizabeth, and their then-infant prophet son, John. Gone is Herod-the-not-so-Great-at-all, his burning…
The Perfect King is Coming Soon
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
So, how many of the Ten Commandments did King David break in our first reading, from 2nd Samuel, chapter 11? Were you keeping track? By my count, it was six of them. Let’s see if you agree, or if you find even more.
At the very beginning, we are told that…
He Is The One
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Gospel reading last week ended somewhat ominously: “But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.” (Luke 3:19-20)…
Past Imperfect Prophet, Future Perfect
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Imagine for a moment that you have no food or water. Here in Texas, we’ve been in a drought for a few years now. There’s been very little rain. We got a little sprinkling yesterday, but none at all last month. Since I moved here almost six years ago, Lake Travis,…
A Bigger, Better Advent
28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks…
Stand Fast in the Faith
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It’s the Second-Last Sunday of the Church year. Soon we will begin another, and the crisp blue paraments of Advent will find their way upon our chancel, upon altar, pulpit, and lectern. As Church years draw to a close, we hear lessons that speak of the end times,…
Who Are These Saints?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
So, can you answer the heavenly elder’s question to St. John in our reading from Revelation 7? Just who are these?
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” (Revelation 7:13-14, ESV)…