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  • Jesus, the Light in the Darkness | The Sermon on 02/15/26

    Jesus, the Light in the Darkness | The Sermon on 02/15/26
    Feb 16 2026
    As we prepare for Lent with the story of the Transfiguration, how can we hear Peter's experience and the words of his second letter to see the world through the light of Christ? + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • Shouting out for Justice | The Sermon on 02/08/26

    Shouting out for Justice | The Sermon on 02/08/26
    Feb 9 2026
    Carol McCoy, our seminarian, offers her sermon on the importance of justice -- justice as known in the prophets, the life of Jesus, and the lives of Christian people. + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • The Beatitudes as an Invitation into the Life of Jesus | The Sermon on 02/01/26

    The Beatitudes as an Invitation into the Life of Jesus | The Sermon on 02/01/26
    Feb 2 2026
    "As a society, it feels more and more that everyday we are teetering on the knife's edge. Many of us are feeling that the Gospel might compel us to the responsibility of choosing the 'right' side. I believe the Gospel also gives us another option: to take a step back from all of it and to do everything that we can to remove that knife altogether. Blessed are the peacemakers, indeed." + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • Through Love, Be of the Same Mind | The Sermon on 01/25/26

    Through Love, Be of the Same Mind | The Sermon on 01/25/26
    Jan 26 2026
    St. Paul asks the Church in Corinth to be of the same mind and purpose. What would he ask the people and Church in America today? Why we can't agree on what is true? Why we put our trust in force? Why violence is so often celebrated? When will we repent for the killing of innocents in our streets? "The world is too dangerous for anything but truth, and too small for anything but love." + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • We Belong to Each Other | 01/11/26

    We Belong to Each Other | 01/11/26
    Jan 12 2026
    On Baptism as a commitment to nonviolence and belonging to one another: "To separate each other, as we have in our hearts, minds, and rhetoric, is a first and easy step to no longer belonging to each other. It has taken over as an instinct in our lives, and I'm here to tell to you resist it. Forsake that instinct! Do not find a home in your heart for the ways of violence or revenge or separation from your neighbor. It will only grow. It will only become more normal. Instead, may we remember that in the waters of baptism, we put our entire trust in the hands of others and in the death of our Lord -- both of whom are beloved by God." + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • The Way of Jesus, not Fear | 01/04/26

    The Way of Jesus, not Fear | 01/04/26
    Jan 6 2026
    "If a leader is fearful, the people will be ruled with fear. It will become their way." The Magi are a people on the way looking for the one who will be known later as "the way." In turning away from Herod, they are some of the first who will show us that Jesus' way is different -- and is the way of life. + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • Seeking What Is Real and True | 12/28/25

    Seeking What Is Real and True | 12/28/25
    Dec 29 2025
    In this reflective sermon, we explore how faith calls us to discern and claim what is real and true—both seen and unseen. Drawing from John’s Gospel, we recognize truth that is not abstract but embodied: love in the flesh, grace in community, and forgiveness offered face-to-face. Today's sermon contrasts authentic, tangible expressions of faith—real bread, real people, real presence—with the temptation of virtual or artificial substitutes. Listeners are invited to embrace the incarnation not only as a theological truth but as a daily practice: to spend time in real places, with real people, doing true things. As we face an era of digital illusion and doubt, this week's sermon gently insists that God’s reality still abides among us, urging us to live truthfully, locally, and lovingly. + We're a church on a mission to know Christ and to make Christ known to others. Visit St. Stephen's online: www.ststephensboise.org
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  • Finding God in the Helpless Among Us | Bishop Jos' Sermon 12/21/25

    Finding God in the Helpless Among Us | Bishop Jos' Sermon 12/21/25
    Dec 22 2025
    In this deeply personal and powerful reflection, we are invited to consider the ways God offers signs—not through thunder or spectacle, but in the quiet, often-overlooked presence of the vulnerable and the weak. On a day of confirmations, receptions, and reaffirmations, Bishop Jos shares his own journey of discerning God's call, from his youth in India to his ministry in Idaho. He reminds us that Christ is made known not just in dreams or visions, but in the faces of the helpless around us. Drawing from scripture, personal experience, and the wisdom of St. Teresa of Avila, we are challenged to be the hands and eyes of Christ in the world. If you’ve ever asked God for a sign and struggled to recognize it, this message offers encouragement, clarity, and a call to compassion. God is here—wherever love, weakness, and care are present.
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