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Reign
Reign “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.” That is the message of John the Baptist. And our gospel writer, Matthew, tells us,
Advent – “Preparation for an Important Event” – Like Ours!
For the last year, every phone call directed at daughter Emily has begun or ended with, “When’s the adoption to be finalized?” I have waited
Future Shock or Future Hope?
Future Shock or Future Hope? Recently I’ve been reading a couple of books by a historian at Hebrew University in Jerusalem named Yuval Noah Harrari.
But It Is Not So Among You
“You know that among the gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.”
Hope
Around the year 167 Before the birth of Christ, the people of Judea were in a bad way. Since Alexander the Great had conquered their
Mantoux Program
October 22, 2019 Fort Worth Christophe Mantoux,organ Louis Marchand (1669-1732) : Dialogue du 5e ton (Dialogue in C major) A.P.F. Boëly (1785 – 1858)
Day School Director
St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Day School Director, Fort Worth, Texas Date Posted: 9/10/2019 Categories: Non-ministry Jobs-Other Denomination: Presbyterian Church USA Church Size: 250-500 Day School:
Implicit Grace
“Implicit Grace” By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch September 8, 2019 Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14: 25-33 The Letter to Philemon has been a
So Great A Cloud of Witnesses
“Ultimately, one should not ask what the meaning of her life is, but rather must recognize that it is she who is asked. In a
Witness What God Has Done
Witness What God Has Done By Todd Overton Every summer, the Christian Education Ministry at St. Stephen sends our young people out into the world
Greed v. God
Jesus tells us the story of a practical person who does everything right. As we are all advised, even when we go to retirement seminars
Do We Have A Prayer?
Do We Have A Prayer? By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Luke 11: 1-13 July 28, 2019 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church “Prayer is not asking. Prayer
“102 in the shade”
Every Texan knows exactly what that feels like. For those in our community without homes, there is no escape from the crippling heat — day
What does it take to be a musician at St. Stephen?
What does it take to be a musician at St. Stephen? Jordan Smith, Organist and Director of Music Ministries Before we know it, summer will
God the Guest
God the Guest Rev. Fritz Ritsch Colossians 1: 15-28 Luke 10: 38-42 Here’s a very familiar scenario at this time of year at St. Stephen.
What Can’t Be Said
What Can’t Be Said Rev. Fritz Ritsch Amos 7: 7-17 Luke 10: 25-37 For a brief period of time after Margaret and I first married,
A Faith Statement
A Faith Statement Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch, Pastor Whenever pastors go to be examined by a presbytery, they have to present a faith statement .
From the Most Unexpected Place
From the Most Unexpected Place Rev. Fritz Ritsch 2 Kings 5: 1-14; Luke 10: 17-24 “A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected
Nowhere
Nowhere Rev. Fritz Ritsch June 30, 2019 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed
STRETCHING YOUR FAITH
STRETCHING YOUR FAITH Mark 5.21-43 Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey, Parish Associate As he hurried toward the home of Jarius, the ruler of the synagogue
Unexpected Growth, Unexpected Summer Enthusiasm
Unexpected Growth, Unexpected Summer Enthusiasm By Beth Fultz, Director of Christian Education St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School has been a fixture in the
Church Music Institute at St. Stephen
and other Music Ministry News On Saturday, June 15, approximately 150 church musicians, clergy, and laypeople will attend the CMI summer workshop at St. Stephen.
Do We Want To Be Healed?
Do We Want To Be Healed? John 5: 1-9 Deuteronomy 34: 1-12 Rev. Fritz Ritsch, May 26, 2019 “As my sufferings mounted I soon realized
WHAT’S IN A “C”?
Acts 11:11-26 Psalm 148 1 Peter 4:12-16 John 12:20-26 May 19, 2019 Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey What’s in the C of TCU? Of course,