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Why Won't God Be Fair?

  • Oct 6, 2023
  • 1990-10-06
  • SERMONS
Here is a typed sermon from 1990. It references the Cubs winning the pennant as an example of unlikely events. It also mentions the baptism of a child that occurred that day.

Word and Deed

  • Oct 6, 2023
  • 1996-09-29
  • SERMONS
Here is a sermon that was printed and highlighted in yellow. It was originally preached in Seymour on the 18th Sunday of Pentecost on September 29, 1996.

Seeing God's Love in a Cross

  • Feb 9, 2023
  • 1976-03-28
  • SERMONS
This is a handwritten Lenten sermon with words in blue ink and markup in red. It was written in March of 1976.

A Camel on the Roof

  • Jan 19, 2023
  • 1990-01-06
  • SERMONS
Here is a typed Epiphany sermon from 1990. In the spirit of being 1990, Sadaam Hussein is mentioned by name in the sermon in comparison to Herod.

What Gift Shall I Bring?

  • Jan 13, 2023
  • 1984-01-06
  • SERMONS
Here is a typed Epiphany sermon from 1984. Because the typed text is pretty clear, I have used Google OCR to transcribe the sermon text, and it is included below the scanned image.

The Gift of Witness

  • Jan 12, 2023
  • 1974-01-06
  • SERMONS
Here is a typed Epiphany sermon from 1974 with annotations in green, red, and blue ink.

Prepare the Way

  • Dec 9, 2022
  • 197X-12-9
  • SERMONS
This sermon is a combination of typing and handwriting in red and black ink. It lists a date, but not a year. Since Advent 2 is listed, we can assume that it was a Sunday, so this sermon was probably preached in 1973 or 1979, since those are two years that 12/9 was on a Sunday.

The Price of Being Prepared

  • Dec 8, 2022
  • 1976-12-5
  • SERMONS
This sermon is typed on blue paper with notations and additions in red ink, dated from 1976.

What Time Is It?

  • Dec 1, 2022
  • 1974-12-1
  • SERMONS
Here a typed sermon from 1974 with liberal notes in blue and red ink. We’ve moved into a new lectionary year, and have restarted the three year cycle with the First Sunday in Advent in year A.

Receving With Fear or Faith?

  • Nov 17, 2022
  • 1989-11-19
  • SERMONS
Here is a typed sermon from 1989 which talks about the end times and using our gifts. The gospel text is listed as Luke 19:26. We are nearing the end of year C in the Revised Common Lectionary!
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ABOUT THE ARCHIVES
Steven M. Larson

    This is a site containing the sermon archives of Pastor Steve Larson, who created and preached sermons from 1969 to 1997.

    This site was created by his son, Ross.

    Sermon Archives uses the Hugo static site templating engine. Material for this site has been obtained from 3.5 inch floppy disks, scanned from paper, and ripped from cassette tapes.

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