ST. STEPHEN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Striving to speak God’s saving truth in love. Ephesians 4:15
31Jul
Our Lord Demands Our Whole Hearts
Luke 12:13-21 8th Sunday after Pentecost 7/28/22; 7/29/22; 7/31/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI The television show Top Chef pits a group of chefs against one another. These chefs come from all over. Some have accomplished great things in the restaurant business winning Michelin Stars and owing hard to get into restaurants. In this…
24Jul
“Lord, Teach Us to Pray”
+ In the Name of Jesus + “Lord, Teach Us to Pray” Sermon on Luke 11:1-13 (11:1-4) for Pentecost 7 (Pr. 11) In Luke 11, Jesus teaches about prayer, and he begins with the Lord’s Prayer. I think the Lord’s Prayer is so widely used among us, it occurs in every single worship service, I…
17Jul
The Gospel Bears Fruit
Colossians 1:1-14 6th Sunday after Pentecost 7/14/22; 7/15/22; 7/17/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI The time has finally come. Gardens and flowers are in full bloom. Flowers display every color under the sun. Gardens will soon, if not already, produce vegetation. People will enjoy fresh tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, and whatever else they…
10Jul
God Leads Us Through Our Troubles
Ruth 1:1-19 5th Sunday after Pentecost 7/7/22; 7/8/22; 7/10/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI Some people have absolutely no luck at all. Like me, many of you feel like they fall into this category. If anything can go wrong, it does. When one car needs repairs, the other car closely follows. Vacation quickly…
19Jun
“…How Much God Has Done for You.”
+ In the Name of Jesus + “…How Much God Has Done for You.” Sermon on Luke 8:26–39 for Pentecost 2 (Pr 7) June 16-19, 2022 There is a word, perhaps you could say it is a title, sometimes we use it as a name for Jesus, and that word, title, name is Savior. Many…
29May
God Sends Out His Invitation
Revelation 22:12-17, 20 7th Sunday after Easter 5/27/22; 5/29/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI This time of the year brings one thing, parties. Whether it be confirmations, graduations, weddings, bridal or baby showers, or whatever reason, the warm spring and summer weather means people want to gather together. Invitations go right along with…
08May
Our Good Shepherd Knows What We Need
John 10:22-30 4th Sunday after Easter 5/5/22; 5/6/22; 5/8/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI Sometimes it is nice to be recognized for what we have done. Some people might want to escape into the crowd to avoid the spotlight. I am one of those people. They just don’t want to be out in…
01May
“Worthy Is the Lamb!”
+ In the Name of Jesus + “Worthy Is the Lamb!” Sermon on Revelation 5:11-14 for Easter 3 April 28-May 1, 2022 Through the Easter season, our Second Readings are from the book of Revelation. I want you to think of the disciple John, the writer of Revelation. We think he must have been the…
24Apr
Doubt = Fear, Faith = Peace
Doubt = Fear We live in a time of great doubt. Skepticism. A lack of trust in almost everyone and everything. Politics. Government. Science. Industry. Media. …and even churches and clergy. Is some of that doubt and skepticism justified? I suppose some of it is. There’s nothing wrong with asking a question. When someone refuses…
17Apr
“Why Are You Crying?”
+ In the Name of Jesus + “Why Are You Crying?” Sermon on John 20:11–18 for Easter Dawn April 17, 2021 In today’s Gospel, we heard a question—the same question twice. “Woman, why are you weeping?” asked once by the angels and once by Jesus. Mary Magdalene gives her reason, “Because they have taken away…
17Apr
Easter Changes Everything!
I Corinthians 15:51-57 Easter Communion Service 4/17/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI Change. This single word can be very polarizing. Some people like change. Others try to resist change by any means possible. Here at church we changed hymnals about 5 months ago. We prepared ourselves for it. We started learning about the…
15Apr
Our Lord Has Won!
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Good Friday Midday Service 4/15/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI The team lifts up the hero of the day upon their shoulders. They made the final basket to put their team on top. The mood has changed from sitting on the edge of seats due to nervousness to jubilation. Fans, players,…
12Apr
Lord Have Mercy!
Luke 18:9-14 Holy Tuesday Confessional Service 4/12/22 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church—Beaver Dam, WI We see it all the time around us. It does not matter whether we watch sports, at our work in the corporate world, watch awards shows, or it even trickles down to the grade school level. People like to point to…
11Apr
“…He Went On Ahead…”
+ In the Name of Jesus + “…He Went On Ahead…” Sermon on Luke 19:28-40 for Palm Sunday(C) April 8 & 10, 2022 Jesus is amazing. Simply because he is our Savior that is amazing enough! He gave himself, his life, selflessly. That’s the theme in today’s Second Reading: “he emptied himself by taking the…
23Mar
A Part for the Whole
Luke 23:13-16 Midweek Lenten Sermon 3/23/22; 3/30/22; 4/6/22 St. Stephen’s—Beaver Dam, WI; St. John’s—Juneau, WI; Good Shepherd—Beaver Dam, WI Tales have been told of heroic bravery. A person gives up their life to help save others. A soldier jumps on a grenade to save their comrades from any harm. They do not think about…