The Third Sunday after Trinity
[Luke 15:1-10] Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled,...
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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
- Jun 20, 2021
- 6 min
The Second Sunday after Trinity
[Luke 14:15-24] …But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- May 30, 2021
- 6 min
Holy Trinity Sunday
[Romans 11:33-36] Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- May 26, 2021
- 6 min
The Day of Pentecost
[Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:23-31] The Day of Pentecost: The Holy Spirit Points You to Jesus Man desires to make a name for...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- May 16, 2021
- 5 min
The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Ezekiel 36:22-28, "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
[Read Ezekiel 36:22-28] Hallowed Be Thy Name [vv. 22-23] Therefore, say to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: It is not for...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Apr 24, 2021
- 4 min
Fourth Sunday of Easter - John 16:16-22 - "Your Hearts Will Rejoice"
[John 16:16-22] …. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Apr 18, 2021
- 6 min
Good Shepherd Sunday - John 10:11-16
[John 10:11–16] I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd,...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Apr 4, 2021
- 6 min
The Resurrection of Our Lord
[Luke 24:1-6] But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Good Friday
What did the Savior wear to the Cross? In the governor’s headquarters, the Savior is dressed by soldiers in a purple robe and a crown of...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Apr 1, 2021
- 6 min
Maundy Thursday
[Exodus 24:3-11] Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the just decrees. And all the people answered with one...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 28, 2021
- 5 min
Palm Sunday - John 12:12-19
[John 12:12ff] The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 20, 2021
- 6 min
Fifth Sunday in Lent - Genesis 22:1-14 - "Abraham, Man of Faith"
[Read Genesis 22:1-14] Abraham, Man of Faith “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God,...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 17, 2021
- 6 min
Passion History, Part IV - the Praetorium - and, St. Patrick's Day
Christ’s Love Remains We often forget our true ancestry. Looking around, I would say most of us come from a European background. Mostly...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
Fourth Sunday in Lent - John 6:1-15 - "Jesus, Bread of Life"
[Read Exodus 16:2-21 and John 6:1-15] Jesus, Bread of Life In our Old Testament reading and Gospel reading, we encounter two miraculous...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 10, 2021
- 6 min
Third Wednesday in Lent - Passion History, Part III: The Palace of the High Priest
Passion History Part III: The Palace of the Hight Priest Meanwhile, the chief priests and the whole council were seeking evidence that...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 7, 2021
- 6 min
The Third Sunday in Lent - Luke 11:14-28 - "Blessed and Cursed are Those Who Keep God's Word"
[Luke 11:14-28] Now [Jesus] was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
Passion History Part II - Jesus in Gethsemane
Jesus in Gethsemane, Accepting the Cup Given He was in such distress that His sweat became as drops of blood. In the Garden of Gethsemane...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 28, 2021
- 6 min
Second Sunday in Lent - "Persistence in Prayer; and Gender-Rejection, Gender-Confusion"
[Matthew 15:21-28] And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 21, 2021
- 6 min
First Sunday in Lent - 1 Samuel 17:40-51, "Jesus Is Your Goliath's David"
[Read 1 Samuel 17:40-51] Jesus Is Your Goliath’s David When Joshua, the servant of Moses, led the people of Israel into the land of...
Rev. Curtis Stephens
- Feb 17, 2021
- 5 min
Ash Wednesday - Have Courage by Faith in the Savior
[Genesis 3:17-19] And to Adam God said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I...
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