Sermons of St. John's

Below you will find sermons that have been given at St. John's.  Unless otherwise noted, sermons were given by Pastor Arthur Kringel. 

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February 2012

February 5, 2012

5th Sunday After Epiphany

 

Real Healing

Mark 1:29-39

 

 

 

 

January 2012

January 1, 2012
New Year's Day

No recording available

January 8, 2012
Epiphany Of Our Lord

Who Did Jesus Come For

January 15, 2012

2nd Sunday After Epiphany

 

When Least Expected

John 1:43-51

January 22, 2012

3rd Sunday after Epiphany

 

Jonah and the Mind of Christ

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

January 29, 2012

4th Sunday after Epiphany

 

Authority: A Quality
That Attracts

Mark 1:21-28

December 2011

December 4, 2011

Second Sunday in Advent

 

U-Turn

Mark 1:1-8

December 11, 2011

Third Sunday in Advent

 

Rejoice Always!

1 Thessalonians 5:16

December 18, 2011

Fourth Sunday in Advent

 

Mary:  The Favored one

Luke 1:26-38

December 24, 2011

The Nativity of our Lord

Christmas Eve Family Service

 

God Became One of Us

John 1:14

December 25, 2011

The Nativity of Our Lord

 

Light:  A Glimmer in the Darkness

John 1:1-14

Advent Services

November 30, 2011

 

Words of Encouragement for Weary Exiles

1 Peter 2:9-10

 

 

 

 

November 2011

November 6, 2011
All Saints Day

A Glorious Vision

Revelation 7:9-17

November 13, 2011
22nd Sunday After Pentecost

The Trap That Backfired
Matthew 22:34-40

November 20, 2011
Last Sunday in the Church Year
Christ the King


No Sermon Available

 November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving Eve

 

A Time to Remember

Deuteronomy 8:1-10

 November 27, 2011

First Sunday in Advent

 

Be Prepared

Mark 13:24-37

 

Sermon given by

Rev. Vernon Schultheis

October 2011

October 2, 2011
16th Sunday after Pentecost

The Body of Christ
Not Fitting in, But Fitting Together
Philippians 3:4-14

October 9, 2011
17th Sunday after Pentecost

The Present Moment and the Big Picture
Philippians 4:1-9

October 16, 2011
18th Sunday after Pentecost

God Chose You

1 Thessalonians 1:1-4

October 23, 2011
19th Sunday after Pentecost

The Trap That Backfired

Mathew 22:34-40

October 30, 2011
Reformation Sunday

The Truth That Sets You Free
Romans 3:20-22

September 2011

September 4, 2011
12th Sunday after Pentecost

What To Do
With This Cross
Matthew 16:21-26

September 11, 2011
13th Sunday after Pentecost

We Are All Children of God
John 1:13

Sermon given by
Rev. Lloyd Gaines

September 18, 2011
14th Sunday after Pentecost

Grace
Matthew 20:1-16

September 25, 2011
15th Sunday after Pentecost

The Form of a Servant

Philippians 2:1-11

 

August 2011

August 7, 2011

No recording due to technical difficulties.

August 14, 2011
9th Sunday after Pentecost

The Making of Great Faith
Matthew 15:21-28

August 21, 2011
10th Sunday after Pentecost

You Are the Christ, The Messiah, the Son of the Living God
Matthew 16:13-20

August 28, 2011
No recording available due to service cancellation.

 

July 2011

July 3, 2011
3rd Sunday after Pentecost

Proclaim Liberty
Leviticus 25:10

July 10, 2011
4th Sunday after Pentecost

The Word Among Us
Matthew 13:1-13, 18-23

July 17, 2011
5th Sunday after Pentecost

Cultivating the Weedpatch
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-40

July 24, 2011
6th Sunday after Pentecost

God is in Control
Romans 8:28

July 31, 2011
7th Sunday after Pentecost

To Be A Miracle
Matthew 14:13-21

June 2011

June 5,2011
7th Sunday of Easter
Festival of the Ascension

Sermon Given by
Rev. Vern Schultheis

June 12, 2011

Day of Pentecost

 

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

John 20:22-23 & Acts 2:1-4

 

June 19, 2011

Trinity Sunday

Father's Day

 

God Is Immutable

James 1:17

June 26, 2011

Second Sunday After Pentecost

 

In Newness of Life

Romans 6:4

 

May 2011

May 1, 2011
2nd Sunday of Easter


The Challenge of Faith
John 20:19-31

May 8, 2011
3rd Sunday in Easter
Mother's Day

 

No recording due to technical difficulties

May 15, 2011
4th Sunday in Easter

 

The Good Shepherd
John 10:1-10

May 22, 2011
5th Sunday in Easter

 

When You're Down
John 14:1-6

May 29, 2011
6th Sunday in Easter

 

Sermon Given by
Rev. Vern Schultheis

April 2011

April 22, 2011
Good Friday Service


Good Friday Message
1st Peter 2

April 24, 2011
Easter Sunday Service


He Did Rise, and So Will We
John 14:1-3

 

 

 

April 2011

April 3, 2011
4th Sunday in Lent


The Most Unlikely One
1 Samuel 16:7

April 6, 2011
Lenten Midweek Worship


It's All About
the Company You Keep
John 18:18

April 10, 2011
5th Sunday in Lent


Bound or Unbound
John 11:1-45

April 17, 2011
Palm Sunday


Creative Compassion
Philippians 2:5-11

April 21, 2011
Maundy Thursday


Bread & Wind and Body & Blood
Luke 22:7-20

March 2011

March 27, 2011
3rd Sunday in Lent


People-Reaching
John 4:5-26

March 30, 2011
Lenten Midweek Worship


It's All About
Distant Discipleship
Matthew 26:58

 

 

 

March 2011

March 6, 2011
No recording due to technical difficulties.

March 13, 2011
1st Sunday in Lent

March 16, 2011
Lenten Midweek Worship

 

It's All About Complaenceny
Matthew 26:40

March 20, 2011
2nd Sunday in Lent


For God So Loved...
John 3:16-17

March 23, 2011
Lenten Midweek Worship


It's All About
Misunderstanding
Matthew 18:11

February 2011

February 6, 2011
5th Sunday After the Epiphany

 

The Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13-20

 

Sermon given by
Rev. Vernon Schultheis

February 13, 2011

6th Sunday After the Epiphany

 

Maturity in Christ

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

 

Sermon Given by

Rick Murphy

February 20, 2011

7th Sunday After the Epiphany

 

In Repudiation of Vengeance

Matthew 5:38-48

February 27, 2011

8th Sunday After the Epiphany

 

What Jesus Says About Worry

Matthew 6:24-34

 

January 2011

January 2, 2011
2nd Sunday After Christmas


The Name of Our Lord

January 9, 2011
Epiphany of Our Lord


God Planted Eternity in Our Hearts
Matthew 2:1-12

January 16, 2011
2nd Sunday After the Epiphany


Right From the Start
John 1:29-41

January 23, 2011
3rd Sunday After the Epiphany


The Old Man and the Scorpion
Matthew 4:12-23

January 30, 2011
4th Sunday After the Epiphany


Living With Your Inadequacies
1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Christmas Services

2010

December 24, 2010
7pm Christmas Service


God's Response to Basic Questions
Luke 2:7

December 24, 2010
11:00pm Candlelight Service


The Christmas Message
The Blessed Night of Christmas

December 25, 2010
The Nativity of Our Lord
Christmas Day


Things to Ponder
Luke 2:1-20

 

 

December 2010

December 1, 2010
Advent Midweek Worship


Wait Till Your Father Comes Home
Isaiah 64:1-9

December 5, 2010
Second Sunday in Advent


Repent:  Prepare Your Heart!
Matthew 3:1-12

December 8, 2010
Advent Midweek Worship


It's Time To Wake Up
Romans 13:11-14

December 12, 2010
Third Sunday in Advent


What Child Is This
Matthew 11:2-11

December 26, 2010
First Sunday After Christmas


Joy to the World
1 Peter 3:18

November 2010

November 7, 2010
All Saints Sunday


How to Become a Saint
Revelation 7:9-17

November 14, 2010
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost


Endurance and End Time
Luke 21:9, 19

November 21, 2010
Christ The King
Last Sunday in the Church Year


What Kind of King?
Luke 23:35-43

November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving Eve Service


Comparing the Two Journey's

November 28, 2010
First Sunday in Advent


The Secret Ingredient
Matthew 27:37-44

October 2010

October 3, 2010
Faith and Faithfulness
Luke 17:5-10

October 10, 2010
The Ten Lepers
Luke 17:11-19

October 17, 2010
No Sermon Available

October 24, 2010
Sermon given by
Rev. Lloyd Gaines

October 31, 2010
The All Sufficient Grace of God
Romans 3:21-25

September 2010

September 5, 2010
A Prayer for Our Work
Psalm 90:17

September 12, 2010
Sermon given by
Pastor Lloyd Gains

September 19, 2010
Winning by Losing
Luke 16:1-13

September 26, 2010
The View From The Table
Luke 16:19-31

 

August 2010

August 1, 2010
No Sermon Available

August 8, 2010
Faith:  Conviction and Assurance
Hebrews 11:1

August 15, 2010
No Short Cuts - Only the Long Haul
Hebrews 12:1-2

August 22, 2010
The Mountain of God
Hebrews 12:22-24

August 29, 2010
Location
Sermon given by
Pastor Vernon Schultheis

July 2010

July 4, 2010
Independence Day
Not With Fireworks But With Dynamite
Mark 12:17
Sermon Given by
Rev. Edwin Thress

July 11, 2010
No Sermon Available

July 18, 2010
No Sermon Available

July 25, 2010
No Sermon Available

 

June 2010

June 3, 2010
Learn from the Collision at Nain
Luke 7:11-17

June 13, 2010
The Berthas of the World
Luke 7:38-8:3

June 20, 2010
The Nature of  Our Inheritance
Galatians 3:23-29
Sermon given by Rick Murphy

June 28, 2010
No Sermon Available due to technical difficulties.

 

May 2010

May 2, 2010
Heavenly Relationships
Revelation 21:1-6

May 9, 2010 - Mother's Day
What's It Like
Luke 1:38

May 16, 2010 - Confirmation Sunday
Why Did Jesus Go Away?
Luke 24:44-53

May 23, 2010
The Working of the Spirit
John 14:17-18, 25-27

May 30, 2010
You Have to Go Through Exile
Before You Come Back Home
Romans 5:1-5

April 2010

 

April 11, 2010
Doubting Thomas
John 20:19-31
Sermon given by Rick Murphy

April 18, 2010
The Ananis Assignment
Acts 9:10-20

April 25, 2010
I Will Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever
Psalm 23:6

 

March 2010

March 3, 2010
Our Savior's Body:  His Battered Back
John 19:1-11

March 7, 2010
No Sermon Available

March 14, 2010
Welcome Home

March 21, 2010
Time Travel

 

February 2010

February 7, 2010
No sermon available
Service canceled due to inclement weather

February 14, 2010
Developing Healthy Self-Esteem
Jeremiah 1:4-10

February 21, 2010
Your Dominant Life Principle
Luke 4:1-13

February 28, 2010
Citizens of Heaven
Philippians 3:17 - 4:1

 

January 2010

January 3, 2010
Who is This Jesus
Matthew 2:1-12

January 10, 2010
Jesus Identifies With Us
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

January 17, 2010
No sermon available

January 24, 2010
No sermon available

January 31, 2010
No sermon available

December 2009

December 6, 2009

 

December 13, 2009

 

December 20, 2009
No sermon available

December 27, 2009
No sermon available

 

Thanksgiving

 & Advent Services

November 25, 2009

Remembering--To Give Thanks

 

December 2, 2009

Mary

 

Sorry

December 9, 2009

no recording

Sorry
Dec 16, 2009
no recording
(School Christmas Program)

 

November 2009

Sorry

November 1st

no recording

November 8, 2009

A Piece of Bread

 

Sorry

November 15th

 no recording

November 22, 2009

For This I Have Come

 

Sorry

November 29th

no recording

October 2009

 October 4, 2009    

Giving With A Cheerful Heart

October 12, 2009     

Risking Living

October 18, 2009
Pastor Larry Schaefer   
 

Saved By Grace

 

 October 25, 2009   

Made Right With God

 

 

September 2009

Sorry Sept 6th no recording

Sorry Sept 13th no recording

Sorry Sept 20th no recording

Sorry Sept 27th no recording

 

August 2009

Sorry Aug 2nd no recording

Sorry Aug 9th no recording

Sorry Aug 16th no recording

Sorry Aug 23rd no recording

Sorry Aug 30th no recording.

July 2009

Sorry

July 5th

no recording

     July 12, 2009      

We Have A God Who Is Always

 Committed To You

 

July 19, 2009   

 

 

July 26, 2009     

God Is Faithful Even When We Are Not  

 

June 2009

  June 7, 2009       

God Is Your Daddy

 

  June 14, 2009       

Wait And See

 

June 21, 2009       

  Peace  

  

Sorry

June 28th

no recording

 

May 2009

May 3, 2009

May 10, 2009

May 17, 2009 

Abide In My Love

 

May 24. 2009    

The Same Road Twice

 

 

April 2009

April 4, 2009

April 12, 2009

April 19, 2009

April 26, 2009

 

March 2009

March 1, 2009

March 8, 2009

March 22, 2009

March 28, 2009

 

February 2009

February 1, 2009

February 8, 2009

Sorry Feb 15th no recording

Sorry Feb 22nd no recording

 

January 2009

Sorry Jan 4th no recording

Sorry Jan 11th no recording

Sorry Jan 18th no recording

January 24, 2009