Sermons

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Amos 5: 18-24 I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 Matthew 25: 1-13 “…The day of the Lord can generate the confession that even… Read More »Why Do You Want the Day of the Lord?

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Nov 1, 2020 ~ All Saints Day Revelation 7: 9-17 In this time of pandemic, as much as anything else, we’ve… Read More »The Future for All the Saints

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Oct. 25, 2020 Many of us know Antoine de St. Exupery as the author of The Little Prince. He was a… Read More »To Live Is To Be Slowly Born

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 18, 2020 Exodus 33: 12-23 Torah Scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg sets the story of God revealing God’s glory to Moses… Read More »Knowing How to Lose

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch October 11, 2020 Exodus 32: 1-14   In December of 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohammed Boazizi, frustrated and furious… Read More »Anger

October 4, 2020World Communion Sunday Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Deuteronomy 26:1-111 Corinthians 11.17, 20-26, 33-34 Matthew 15:21-28   They didn’t celebrate the Lord’s Supper in… Read More »A Place At The Table

September 26, 2020 Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Micah 6:6-8Galatians 5:13-15Mark 2:1-12 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on… Read More »A Church Worthy of Our Children

Donate Online Sept. 28 Update: Despite the short notice there was a tremendous response to the recent call for Hurricane Laura disaster relief assistance. Considering the… Read More »How You Can Help With Disaster Relief

Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschAugust 31, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Exodus 3: 1-15 Our story from Exodus today is one of the most… Read More »The Present God

Dear St. Stephen Members and Friends: It’s gotten to the point that “2020” is the punch line to any joke about “What’s the worst that… Read More »Stewardship Update