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1300 Beltline Road
Collinsville, Illinois  62234
(618) 344-3151

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Date

Title

Speaker

Text

      July 20, 2008

Are You Hungry?  Are You Sick?  Are You Begging For a Break?

Pastor Hemenway

none
      July 13, 2008

On Being a Christian:  Prayer

Pastor Walther

none
      July 6, 2008

I Am My Worst Enemy

Vicar Yearyean

none
      June 29, 2008

The Gun Pointed at Your Head is Your Head (Part 2)

Pastor Hemenway

none
      June 22, 2008

On Being a Christian:  Meditation

Pastor Walther

none
      June 15, 2008

Sympathy for the Devil

Pastor Hemenway

none
      June 8, 2008

On Being a Christian:  How It Happens

Pastor Walther

none
      June 1, 2008

I have no idea what the title of this sermon should be

Pastor Hemenway

none
      May 25, 2008

Are You in the Right Fight?

Pastor Walther

none
      May 18, 2008

The Holy Trinity

Vicar Yearyean

none
      May 11, 2008

Power

Pastor Hemenway

none
      May 4, 2008

In the World But Not of the World

Pastor Walther

none
      April 27, 2008

Unchained

Pastor Hemenway

none
      April 20, 2008

Who Are You?

Vicar Yearyean

none
      April 13, 2008

Living For Righteousness

Pastor Walther

none
      April 6, 2008

It's Unbelievable

Vicar Yearyean

none
      March 30, 2008

Jesus Gives the Holy Spirit

Pastor Walther

none
      March 23, 2008

Cancel Easter They've Found the Body

Pastor Hemenway

none
      March 16, 2008

The Cornerstone of Life

Pastor Walther

none
      March 9, 2008

The Man in Black

Pastor Hemenway

none
      March 2, 2008

Quid Pro Quo or Opera Dei?

Pastor Walther

none
      February 24, 2008

God Loves His Children....Yeah

Pastor Hemenway

none
      February 17, 2008

Flesh Versus Spirit

Vicar Yearyean

none
      February 10, 2008

The Fall and First Promise

Pastor Walther

Text
      February 3, 2008

Drunk and Dumb Are Not Excuses

Pastor Hemenway

none
      January 27, 2008

The Importance of Our Unity in Christ

Pastor Walther

Text
      January 20, 2008

Come and See

Vicar Yearyean

none
      January 13, 2008

I'll Make Them An Offer They Can't Refuse

Pastor Hemenway

none
      January 6, 2008

Science and Faith

Pastor Walther

none
      December 30, 2007

This is the Child for Me

Vicar Yearyean

none
      December 23, 2007

Let's Take Christ Out of Christmas

Pastor Hemenway

none
      December 16, 2007

How God Helps Us with Our Doubt

Pastor Walther

none
      December 9, 2007

Untitled

Pastor Hemenway

none
      December 2, 2007

Dawn is Coming

Vicar Yearyean

none
      November 25, 2007

How Could This Have Happened?

Pastor Walther

Text
      November 18, 2007

Do The Right Thing

Pastor Hemenway

none
      November 11, 2007

He is Not the God of the Dead

Pastor Walther

none
      November 4, 2007

Sodom and Gomorrah Got Nothin' on Us!

Pastor Hemenway

none
      October 28, 2007

The Everlasting Gospel

Pastor Walther

Text
      October 21, 2007

It's Always a Good Time Until Someone Dies

Pastor Hemenway

none
      October 14, 2007

Called to Endure

Vicar Yearyean

none
      October 7, 2007

Surrounded by Enemies - Saved by Grace

Pastor Walther

none
      September 30, 2007

Every Breath You Take

Pastor Hemenway

none
      September 23, 2007

Money or Mercy?

Pastor Walther

none
      September 16, 2007

People are Dumb & Easy

Pastor Hemenway

none
      September 9, 2007

Compel Them to Come

Pastor Walther

none
      September 2, 2007

Where Your Focus Lies

Vicar Yearyean

none
      August 26, 2007

Hanging with Jesus

Pastor Walther

none
      August 19, 2007

Broken Branches

Rev. Kevin Parviz

none
      August 12, 2007

I'm Not Scared at All

Pastor Hemenway

none
      August 5, 2007

Christian Investing

Pastor Walther

none
      July 29, 2007

Made Alive in Christ

Vicar Bobby

none
      July 22, 2007

Topic A - Servant of God

Pastor Hischke

none
      July 15, 2007

We Rationalize.  God Justifies.

Vicar Bobby

none
      July 8, 2007

The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet

Pastor Walther

none
      July 1, 2007

The Struggle Between the Flesh and the Spirit

Pastor Walther

none
      June 24, 2007

Being a Child of God Without Being Childish

Vicar Bobby

none
      June 17, 2007

Forgiveness Remembered, Forgiveness Forgotten

Pastor Walther

none
      June 10, 2007

Rejoicing in God's Healing

Vicar Loza

none
      June 3, 2007

Overwhelmed By The Trinity

Vicar Bobby

none
      May 27, 2007

Is God In or Out?

Pastor Walther

none
      May 20, 2007

Liars Don't Go to Heaven

Pastor Tom Baker

none
      May 13, 2007

Eve:  The Mother of All Living

Pastor Walther

Text
      May 6, 2007

The Resurrection in Jars of Clay

Vicar Bobby

none
      April 29, 2007

Helpless Sheep and Savage Wolves

Pastor Walther

none
      April 22, 2007

Looking to the Lamb

Pastor Walther

none
      April 15, 2007

Thomas and the Empty Tomb

Vicar Bobby

none
      April 8, 2007

Our Hope in Christ

Pastor Walther

Text
      April 1, 2007

The First Palm Sunday

P. Hemenway (Sem)

none
      March 25, 2007

God's Persistent, Sacrificial Love

Pastor Walther

none
      March 18, 2007

The Wisdom of God and the Prodigal Son

Vicar Bobby

none
      March 11, 2007

The Watchman of Israel

Pastor Walther

Text
      March 4, 2007

Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord

Pastor Walther

Text
      February 25, 2007

Learning From Jesus' Temptation

Vicar Bobby

none
      February 18, 2007

Hear Him

Pastor Walther

none
      February 11, 2007

Trusting God

Vicar Loza

none
      February 4, 2007

(Guest Speaker, Pastor David Andrus)

Pastor Andrus

none
      January 28, 2007

The Kingdom of God is Breaking In

Pastor Walther

none
      January 21, 2007

A Provoking Epiphany:  The Way of the Cross

Vicar Bobby

none
      January 14, 2007

The Wedding at Canna

Pastor Walther

Text
      January 7, 2007

Our Epiphany Slide Projector

Vicar Bobby

none
      December 31, 2006

Seeing Salvation

Pastor Walther

none
      December 24, 2006

Measuring Greatness

Vicar Bobby

none
      December 17, 2006

A Dialogue with Doubt

Pastor Walther

none
      December 10, 2006

God's Word Matters Most

Dr. Dale Meyer

none
      December 3, 2006

(Guest Speaker, Dr. David Wollenberg)

Dr. Wollenberg

none
      November 26, 2006

Blessed Servants

Pastor Walther

none
      November 23, 2006

Being Thankful For All Things

Vicar Loza

none
      November 19, 2006

Fear God, but Do Not Be Afraid

Vicar Bobby

none
      November 12, 2006

What if the World Were to Come to an End Tomorrow?

Pastor Walther

none
      November 5, 2006

(Guest Speaker, Dr. Wilhelm Weber)

Dr. Wilhelm Weber

none
      October 29, 2006

Why the Words of Jesus Are So Important

Pastor Walther

none
      October 22, 2006

Marriage, Relationships, and the Love of Christ

Vicar Bobby

none
      October 15, 2006

Resist the Devil

Pastor Walther

none
      October 8, 2006

(Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost)

Vicar Loza

none
      October 1, 2006

God Keeps His Promises

Pastor Walther

none
      September 24, 2006

Do Not Be Deceived: We are the First Fruits in Jesus Christ

Vicar Bobby

none
      September 17, 2006

Be Strong in the Lord

Pastor Walther

none
      September 10, 2006

These Words are Spirit and Life

Vicar Loza

none
      September 3, 2006

God Provides What We Need

Pastor Walther

none
      August 27, 2006

Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places

Vicar Bobby

none
      August 20, 2006

Learning and Living in Christ 

Pastor Walther

Text
      August 13, 2006

Speaking the Truth in Love

Vicar Loza

none
      August 6, 2006

Living in Each Dimension

Pastor Walther

Text
      July 30, 2006

Amos shows the Vicar how it's really done

Vicar Hemenway

none
      July 23, 2006

The Wonder of a Seed (Part II)

Pastor Hoft

none
      July 16, 2006

Trust in the Face of Terror

Pastor Walther

Text
      July 9, 2006

The Gun at Your Head IS Your Head

Vicar Hemenway

none
      July 2, 2006

Heaven Help Us

Pastor Walther

Text
      June 25, 2006

The Augsburg Confession's Response to Van Halen

Vicar Hemenway

none
      June 18, 2006

Our Rest in Christ

Pastor Walther

Text
      June 11, 2006

When the Light Bulb Goes On

Pastor Hoft

none
      June 4, 2006

The Holy Spirit Give Life through God's Word

Pastor Walther

none
      May 28, 2006

Hollywood or Honduras

Vicar Hemenway

none
      May 21, 2006

You are My Friends

Pastor Hoft

none
      May 14, 2006

Minimal or Much?

Pastor Walther

none
      May 7, 2006

Listen Up

Vicar Hemenway

none
      April 30, 2006

Walking in the Light

Pastor Walther

none
      April 23, 2006

Times of Refreshing

Pastor Hoft

none
      April 16, 2006

Being Made Righteous

Pastor Walther

none
      April 9, 2006

Standing Out in the Crowd

Pastor Hoft

none
      April 2, 2006

Determination, Termination, Restoration

Pastor Walther

Text
      March 26, 2006

The Antidote

Pastor Hoft

none
      March 19, 2006

Don't Miss the Point

Vicar Hemenway

none
      March 12, 2006

What is Your Soul Worth?

Pastor Walther

none
      March 5, 2006

March Madness

Pastor Hoft

none
      February 26, 2006

Start Spreading the News

Vicar Hemenway

none
      February 19, 2006

And In His Word I Do Hope

Pastor Walther

none
      February 12, 2006

A Tale of Two Lepers

Pastor Hoft

none
      February 5, 2006

Freedom Through Slavery

Vicar Hemenway

none
      January 29, 2006

Amazing Encounters with God in Worship

Pastor Walther

Text
      January 22, 2006

Life is Good!

Pastor Hoft

none
      January 15, 2006

Not That There Is Anything Wrong With That 

Vicar Hemenway

none
      January 8, 2006

Faith and Science

Pastor Walther

none
      January 1, 2006

Begin the New Year in Jesus' Name

Pastor Hoft

none
      December 25, 2005

john vs. JOHN

Vicar Hemenway

none
      December 18, 2005

A House Doesn't Make a Home

Pastor Hoft

none
      December 11, 2005

What's On Your Christmas List?

Pastor Walther

Text
      December 4, 2005

Comfort, Comfort

Vicar Hemenway

none
      November 27, 2005

The God Who Hides

Pastor Hoft

none
      November 20, 2005

Abounding in the Work of the Lord

Pastor Walther

none
      November 13, 2005

The Least of These

Vicar Hemenway

none
      November 6, 2005

For All the Saints

Pastor Hoft

none
      October 30, 2005

The Lovingkindness of the Lord

Pastor Walther

none
      October 23, 2005

All or Nothin'

Pastor Hoft

none
      October 16, 2005

Give to God What Is God's

Vicar Hemenway

none
      October 9, 2005

Many are Called, Few are Chosen

Pastor Walther

none
      October 2, 2005

The Song of the Vineyard

Pastor Hoft

none
      September 25, 2005

God's Plan for Stress Relief

Pastor Walther

none
      September 18, 2005

This Isn't Fair!

Vicar Hemenway

none
      September 11, 2005

Be Saved

Pastor Walther

none
      September 4, 2005

Our City of Refuge

Pastor Hoft

none
      August 28, 2005

I Appeal to You Therefore, Brothers...

Pastor Walther

none
      August 21, 2005

The Ultimate Question

Pastor Hoft

none
      August 14, 2005

The Faith of the Canaanite Woman

Vicar Hemenway 

none
      August 7, 2005

I Want a Dink!

Dr. Reed Lessing

none
      July 31, 2005

Our Giving God

Vicar Furgeson

none
      July 24, 2005

Trusting God in the Midst of Troubles

Pastor Walther

Text
      July 17, 2005

The Trouble With Weeds

Pastor Hoft

none
      July 10, 2005

Man Resists / God Persists

Pastor Walther

Text
      July 3, 2005

Peace in Christ

Vicar Furgeson

none

      June 26, 2005

When Peace is Bad and Conflict is Good

Pastor Hoft

none

      June 19, 2005

A Challenge for All True Christians

Pastor Walther

Text
      June 12, 2005

Spiritual Intervention

Vicar Furgeson

none
      June 5, 2005

God's Mercy Calls Us

Pastor Walther

Text

      May 29, 2005

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

Pastor Hoft

none

      May 22, 2005

I Believe in God the Father Almighty, ...

Pastor Walther

Text

      May 15, 2005

Holy Spirit: The Wild Goose

Vicar Furgeson

none

      May 8, 2005

Jesus Prays for All Believers

Pastor Walther

none

      May 1, 2005

Be Ready

Pastor Walther

none

      April 24, 2005

The Man Who Turned the World Upside Down

Pastor Hoft

none

      April 17, 2005

The Good Shepherd

Pastor Walther

none

      April 10, 2005

The Heartbeat of the Church

Pastor Hoft

none

      April 3, 2005

Refined

Vicar Furgeson

none

      March 27, 2005

What Difference Does Easter Make in My Life?

Pastor Walther

none

      March 20, 2005

Servants of the Servant King

Pastor Hoft

none

      March 13, 2005

Faith or Fury

Pastor Walther

none

      March 6, 2005

A Mother's Request

Vicar Furgeson

none

      February 27, 2005

Once You Were Darkness

Pastor Hoft

none

      February 20, 2005

What the World's Been Waiting For

Pastor Walther

Text

      February 13, 2005

Why is Jesus in the Wilderness?

Vicar Furgeson

none

      February 6, 2005

Does God Perform Miracles?

Pastor Walther

Text

      January 30, 2005

Faith on Trial

Pastor Hoft

none

      January 23, 2005

Following Jesus

Pastor Walther

Text

      January 16, 2005

Israel, Christ, and the Church

Vicar Furgeson

none

      January 9, 2005

The Purpose of Jesus' Baptism

Pastor Hoft

none

      January 2, 2005

Oh, Come, Let Us Adore Him

Pastor Walther

none

      December 26, 2004

From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth

Pastor Hoft

none

      December 19, 2004

Established in Faith

Pastor Walther

none

      December 12, 2004

Be Patient!

Pastor Hoft

none

      December 5, 2004

The Reign of Heaven

Vicar Furgeson

none

      November 28, 2004

Living With The End In View

Pastor Walther

Text

      November 21, 2004

Those Who Serve God and Those Who Do Not

Pastor Walther

none

      November 14, 2004

The Parable of the 10 Minas

Vicar Furgeson

none

      November 7, 2004

Why The Christian Life is Worth Living

Pastor Walther

none

      October 31, 2004

A Mighty Faith in a Fearful World

Pastor Hoft

none

      October 24, 2004

Why We Believe in God

Pastor Walther

Text

      October 17, 2004

Increase Our Faith

Vicar Furgeson

none

      October 10, 2004

Lessons from the Rich Man & Lazarus

Pastor Walther

none

      October 3, 2004

Shrewd Stewardship

Pastor Hoft

none

      September 26, 2004

The Repentance of the Righteous

Pastor Walther

none

      September 19, 2004

Useless to Useful

Vicar Furgeson

none

      September 12, 2004

Brotherly Love

Pastor Walther

none

      September 5, 2004

The Narrow Door

Pastor Hoft

none

      August 29, 2004

The Race of Faith

Pastor Walther

Text

      August 22, 2004

Treasure in Heaven

Pastor Hoft

none

      August 15, 2004

Magnificat: Moment of Meaning

Vicar Furgeson

none

      August 8, 2004

Lessons on Prayer

Pastor Walther

none

      August 1, 2004

The Last Laugh

Pastor Hoft

none

      July 25, 2004

Sermon to Honor Rev. Alvin Kollmann

Rev. Victor Kollmann

none

      July 18, 2004

Bearing One Another's Burdens

Vicar Furgeson

none

      July 11, 2004

The Works of the Flesh vs. The Fruit of the Spirit

Pastor Walther

none

      July 4, 2004

Clothed With Christ

Pastor Hoft

none

      June 27, 2004

Justified by Faith Alone

Pastor Walther

none

      June 20, 2004

Surprised By Grace

Pastor Hoft

none

      June 13, 2004

I Am Amazed

Pastor Walther

none

      June 6, 2004

Blueprints of the Master Craftsman

Pastor Hoft

none

      May 30, 2004

Your Spirit is Good

Pastor Walther

none

      May 23, 2004

Jesus Prays for the Church's Unity

Pastor Hoft

none

      May 16, 2004

Since Jesus is not with us physically...

Pastor Walther

Text

      May 9, 2004

The Command to Love

Pastor Hoft

none

      May 2, 2004

The Resurrection and the Great Tribulation

Pastor Walther

none

      April 25, 2004

Hope in the Resurrection

Dan Muecke (Sem)

none

      April 18, 2004

Locked, Unlocked

Pastor Hoft

none

      April 11, 2004

Is Christ Alive? ....  In Your Heart?

Pastor Walther

none

      April 4, 2004

Have This Attitude

Dr. Dale Meyer

none

      March 28, 2004

God Sent His Son

{Pastor Walther