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Building a House

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • 1987-12-19
  • SERMONS
This is a typed Advent sermon from 1987. I used optical character recognition from Google Docs to transcribe the text for this sermon. The sermon indicates a hymn at the end, so I’ve included a youtube video of the hymn.

The Bigger Picture - Christmas Day

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • 2017-12-19T21:51:53-06:00
  • SERMONS
This is the last Christmas Day sermon that my father preached. It was preached in 1996 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour. Audio is available.

Expecting

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • 1996-12-22
  • SERMONS
This is an Advent sermon from 1996. Audio is available for the sermon, as well as the entire service!

Anticipation Is Preparation

  • Dec 6, 2017
  • SERMONS
This is an undated Advent sermon, likely from the early 1980’s or late 1970’s.

Prepare Yourself

  • Nov 27, 2017
  • 1985-12-01
  • SERMONS
This is an advent sermon from 1985, likely preached at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Wausau.

Watching Out and Watching For

  • Nov 26, 2017
  • 1983-11-27
  • SERMONS
This is an Advent sermon from 1983. It mentions missing the boat on buying Apple stock. Hindsight being 20/20, one dollar invested in December of 1983 would be worth about $450 now.

The Dangers of Going to Church

  • Oct 23, 2017
  • 1997-01-19
  • SERMONS
This is a sermon from Emmanuel Lutheran Church. It’s from January of 1997. Audio and text are available.

R.S.V.P.

  • Oct 14, 2017
  • 1982-10-07
  • SERMONS
This is an All Saints Day sermon from 1982. There is a reference to the French meaning of RSVP, but it’s apparent that he’s not a French scholar.

Remembering And Resembling

  • Oct 10, 2017
  • 1994-11-01
  • SERMONS
This sermon is from All Saints Day of 1994, and was preached at Carthage College. In addition to the sermon, a scanned copy of the bulletin is included. Marta is listed as the featured soloist in one of the songs.

Who Me, Not Free?

  • Oct 9, 2017
  • 1975-10-26
  • SERMONS
This is a Reformation Sunday sermon from October of 1975. The gospel text is John 8:31-36.
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    This is a site containing the sermon archives of Pastor Steve Larson, who created and preached sermons from 1969 to 1997.

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