Worship Service with the Plainfield Friends
On Sunday, June 20, the Plainfield Friends and St. Stephen’s joined in worship for a special service to mark our time together as sanctuary neighbors. Thank you to the Friends […]
Tag: Pastor Will Bevins
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Third Sunday after Pentecost (sermon text)
Scriptures: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13, Psalm 20, 2 Corinthians 5:6-17, Mark 4:26-34 Sermon text: Have you ever had the ending of a sports game “spoiled”? Maybe you were talking with a […]
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Second Sunday after Pentecost (sermon text)
Scriptures: 1 Samuel 8, Psalm 138, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:23-35 Clear Instructions I don’t know about you, but I’m not always great at following instructions, and I seem to […]
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Trinity Sunday (sermon text)
Scriptures: Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17 Faith in the Light of Day In none of the Gospels are the Pharisees presented in a positive light. They interrogate […]
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Pentecost Sunday (sermon text)
Scriptures: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-35, Romans 8:22-27, John 15:26-27 & 16:4b-15 Truth of the Spirit 1,990 years and 364 days ago, give or take, Jesus’ disciples were still in hiding […]
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Seventh Sunday of Easter (sermon text)
Scriptures: Acts 1:15-17 & 21-26, Psalm 1, 1 John 5:9-13, John 17:6-19 The Heart of Prayer Let’s say that you hear these words from a friend, a loved one, or […]
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (sermon text)
Scriptures: Acts 10:44-48, Psalm 98, 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 Where the Spirit Goes Happy Easter! That’s right, it’s the sixth Sunday of Easter, and it may go without saying, […]
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (sermon text)
Scriptures: Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:25-31, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 Fruit of the True Vine If you were a tree, what sort of tree would you be? You might have […]
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Second Sunday of Easter (sermon text)
Scriptures: Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 The Faith of Thomas In today’s readings, we hear several witnesses to the living Christ. In Acts, Luke writes, “With […]