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After a year off, our podcast is back! This Sunday, we talk about Abram.    Show notes: Our church website is www.stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 11 on YouTube (www.youtube.com/stshtx) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/stshtx), and in-person again beginning May 23! 

Week 5 of the series, week 2 of social distancing. John 15:1-8, I am the true vine, and why maybe the pastor isn't the best arborist we have.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this livestream only worship service, Nathan talks about the Good Shepherd in the time of Coronavirus. He starts and stops and circles back several times, because of connectivity issues with the stream. John 10:1-10.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

Pastor Suzi shares her first sermon with St. Stephen's, in which she shares her own testimony and talks about Jesus Christ being the light of the world.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this second sermon from "The God We Can Know," Nathan talks a lot about bread, agrarian society, satisfaction, and other such things. Scripture was John 6:27-59.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this first (slightly early) sermon from our lenten "The God We Can Know" series, Nathan talks about a God who truly and desperately wants to be known by you. Yes, YOU! Scripture is Exodus 3:1-14.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

Nathan walks all the way through the wild and wacky story of Samson (Judges 13-16) in this final sermon from the Judges series.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

Nathan talks about one of his least favorite stories in the Bible this week, and about what it is we can learn from stories that are hard and messy. Judges 11:24-12:7.    Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

First sermon from a 3-part series on Judges, and we talked about Deborah and the context of the book. Judges 5:1-9, Deborah's song, was the text.    Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this final sermon from the Childlike Faith Series, Nathan talks about what it means to really make a joyful noise, and why singing is the scariest thing on earth. Psalm 71:14-24.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

This sermon is about how we are all, without exception, beloved Children of God. Scriptures were Psalm 131 and Matthew 19:13-15. The book referenced, "God's Dream" by Desmond Tutu is available from many online book sellers.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

First sermon from the Childlike Faith series, where Nathan talks about what it means to become like a child in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Scripture was Matthew 18:1-5, 10.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this Epiphany sermon, Nathan talks about how King Harod and the Persian Magi might just be exactly who we should learn from this year.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this sermon, Pastor Nathan talks about the birth of Jesus and his general preaching schtick. Luke 2 was the text, like it is most Christmases.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com. Visual art for the bulletin and this podcast comes from sanctifiedart.org 

Pastor Nathan's Advent sermon on Isaiah 7 to close out the Emmanuel Series. Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

Advent sermon by Rev. Lindsay Smith on Isaiah 11.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

This is the first sermon in our Advent worship series, where we'll be reading selections out of Isaiah. Scripture was Isaiah 2:2-5. The video referenced is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93sXg8qW5qQ Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

Last sermon from the Romans Series. Nathan talks about the people that make up the church. Romans 16:1-16.  Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this sermon Nathan talks about a passage that's easy to understand, which is, well, the problem. Romans 12:9-17.    Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

In this sermon, Nathan talks about how important it is to relax. The text came from Romans 10.    Show notes: Our church website is stshtx.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.