Sermons

A Faith Statement Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch, Pastor Whenever pastors go to be examined by a presbytery, they have to present a faith statement .… Read More »A Faith Statement

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… Read More »From the Most Unexpected Place

Nowhere Rev. Fritz Ritsch June 30, 2019 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church   Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed… Read More »Nowhere

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… Read More »STRETCHING YOUR FAITH

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… Read More »Do We Want To Be Healed?

 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,… Read More »WHAT’S IN A “C”?

Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch, Pastor It’s always good for us to review the particular beliefs that are the marks of being Presbyterian. Here’s a brief… Read More »What Presbyterians Believe

Acts 9:1-20   Psalm 30   Revelation 5:11-14   John 21:1-19 Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey May 5, 2019 Why is worship so scary?  Why is a community at… Read More »Why Is Worship So Scary?

Sermon at St. Stephen Second Sunday of Easter Texts: Acts 5:27-32 Rev. 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 Rev. Wayne Menking The readings from Acts and the Gospel… Read More »Behind Locked Doors

A Tale of Two Tombs By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Easter Sunday 2019 Luke 24: 1-12 In 1977, a brutal military junta controlled the South… Read More »A Tale of Two Tombs