The Fifth Sunday in Lent - March 26, 2023
[Hebrews 9:11-15] But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect...
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Rev. Curtis Stephens was installed as Pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in March of 2017. Pastor Stephens is a 2014 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree.
Pastor Stephens is married to his wonderful wife, Naomi, and has a son and a daughter.
Office Phone: 330-825-4100
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Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 18
- 5 min
The Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 19, 2023
[John 6:35] - Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 18
- 5 min
The Second Sunday in Lent - March 5, 2023
[Genesis 32:22-32] … And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 25
- 5 min
The First Sunday in Lent - February 26, 2023
[Genesis 3:1] Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.He said to the woman, “Did God...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Ash Wednesday - February 22, 2023
Repent and Believe in the Good News “Remember that you are dust and to dust you will return” [Genesis 3:19]. These words were first...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 25
- 5 min
Quinquagesima - February 19, 2023
[Luke 18:31-43] And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 25
- 6 min
Sexagesima - February 12, 2023
[Luke 8:4-15] And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5 “A sower went out...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 25
- 6 min
Septuagesima - February 5, 2023
Matthew 20:1-16] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jan 29
- 5 min
The Transfiguration of Our Lord - January 29, 2023
[Matthew 17:1-9] And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Nov 27, 2022
- 5 min
First Sunday in Advent - November 27, 2022
[Matthew 21:1-9] Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Nov 20, 2022
- 6 min
Last Sunday - "Hell & Heaven" - November 20, 2022
[Matthew 25:1-13] “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Sep 18, 2022
- 6 min
The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 18, 2022
[Luke 17:11-19] On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Sep 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37 - The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
[Luke 10:25-37] And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Sep 4, 2022
- 6 min
"How Will They Hear?" - The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
[Matthew 7:31-37] Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis....
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Aug 20, 2022
- 6 min
"The Things that Make for Peace" - Luke 19:41-44 - The Tenth Sunday after Trinity
[Luke 19:41-44] And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jul 31, 2022
- 6 min
God Provides Food to Eat - Genesis 2:7-17; Mark 8:1-9 - The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
[Genesis 2:7-17] Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jul 24, 2022
- 10 min
Justification & Sanctification - Matthew 5:17-20; Romans 6:1-11 - The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
[Matthew 5:17-20] “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them....
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jul 17, 2022
- 6 min
"...through the folly of what we preach" - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 - The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
[1 Corinthians 1:18-25] For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jul 10, 2022
- 6 min
"Judge Not" - Luke 6:36-42 - The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
[Luke 6:36-42] Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Jun 26, 2022
- 6 min
"The Lord and Giver of Life" - Luke 1:39-45 - The Second Sunday after Trinity
*[Luke 1:39-45] In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of...
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