Stipp's Sermons

Sunday evening service at Indianapolis (IN) First Church of the Nazarene, likely in the early 1980s. Drawing from the book of Proverbs, this message has many illustrations from his own family, especially his father.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 23, 1992. This sermon opens with a confession of the Scripture reference error from the morning message (as noted in previous episode). Also to note, the volume of this episode is muffled at times. Rev. Stipp gives this an alternate title of "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet," drawing contrasts between Mt....

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 23, 1992. This message focuses on the phrase "without holiness no one will see the Lord" from Hebrews 12:14. Rev. Stipp defines holiness, explains that it is meant for this life, and discusses how to live in peace and live in holiness, as this is God's will for his people. He ties this to God's grace...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 9, 1992. This message gives historical context to the church at Smyrna, addressed in the passage from Revelation, and making application to the Christian life today.

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 11, 1991. This message outlines three main usages of the word "heaven" in Scripture and what is meant by each one: God's realm here on earth, the sky, and God's dwelling place above. There are Scriptural examples of each and some acknowledgement of the confusion over them as well, eventually landing in John 14. The...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, March 22, 1992. This message outlines four things God said to the Israelites while they were in exile in Babylon, and which are echoed by Jesus, to us, in the New Testament: - I will be with you (v. 10) - I will redeem you (v. 11) - I will strengthen and protect you (v. 15) - I will guide your future (v. 25)

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, March 22, 1992. This message draws from Exodus 34 to examine the faithfulness of God (His security and truth) and our faithfulness to Him. 30:51 begins the closing comments, challenge, and prayer

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, December 9, 1990. This message on the second Sunday of Advent paints a picture that the way to Bethlehem is through the message of John the Baptist: through repentance.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, December 2, 1990. This message starts with John 1 to show how Christ coming to earth bridged the communication gap, the relationship gap, and the credibility gap between us and God. The closing hymn, "And Can It Be?" begins at 29:34.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 18, 1990. While this message was preached over 30 years ago, it is quite relevant for the church today. Pastor Stipp uses the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 to point to the significance of purity and power in the church, which come from the Holy Spirit, in the role of an evangelistic church. He also highlig...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 18, 1990. Continuing the series in Ephesians 5, this message focuses on being filled with the Spirit, and the evidences of that in four areas: fellowship, worship, attitude, and relationship.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 11, 1990. This message is short, as much of the service was filled with spontaneous testimonies and singing and prayer. It is included because it fits in the series from Ephesians 5. The message opens with an apology. Pastor Stipp was his own worst critic, and he apologizes for his shortcomings in speaking and preac...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 11, 1990. This message follows the previous Sunday's message from Ephesians 5. It begins with a review of that sermon, with the six "p's" of imitating God. Rev. Stipp then talks about three areas of living according to God's will: in our walk, our time, and our understanding.

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, November 4, 1990. This message from Ephesians 5 outlines six parts of God's "Prescription for Life" - how to imitate Him: 1. the Plea (to imitate God) 2. the Pattern (Christ, as an offering) 3. the Perversion (self and sin) 4. the Punishment (exclusion from the Kingdom; hell) 5. the Path (holiness) 6. the Power...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, October 21, 1990. This message from Philippians 3 highlights the significance of Paul's goal, and the goal of the Christian. Here, he emphasizes looking ahead to the goal as our motivation - from the point of our salvation - but also recognizes what it means to "forget what is behind."

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 26, 1990. This message begins with a brief follow-up to the morning message (about Satan's deceptions), cautioning about how we wrestle with principalities and powers - that Christ has already won the victory and we wrestle by faith. Then the evening message uses the key passage of Luke 1:62-75. Using several othe...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, October 21, 1990. This is the fourth and final message in a series on the book of Amos. The first half of the message reviews and closes chapter 7, with the illustration of the plumb line and its implications for us today - the trap of being 'super-spiritual'. Then Pastor Stipp moves on to chapter 8 and aligns the me...

Sunday evening message at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, October 14, 1990. This is the third message in a series from the book of Amos. The first two messages are September 23, 1990 (episode #40) and October 7, 1990 (episode #83). This message from Amos 5-7 focuses on the Day of the Lord and parallels the message of Amos with the message of Jesus in the New Testament.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, October 7, 1990. This message is part two in a series on the book of Amos. The first part was earlier in this podcast, the 40th episode from September 23, 1990. This message from Amos chapters 3-4 emphasizes that God is a redemptive God. The first 5 1/2 minutes have a poorer (quieter) audio quality. There is a prayer at the...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 26, 1990. This is another in a series of monthly "Miracle Sundays;" this message, however, has a different approach. Pastor Stipp talks about the truth of God's Word, the truth of who God says we are in Christ, and what He has done for us. We are to live in victory because of those truths, but often we d...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, July 22, 1990. This episode was on "Miracle Sunday," a service with special prayer at the end for those who wanted healing (though the prayer is not included in the episode). Pastor Stipp's message gives an overview of faith: faith is rooted in the invisible/unseen; faith is based on the Word of God; faith obey...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, July 15, 1990. This message from Ephesians 5 talks about the pattern of love (from God) and the perversion of love (of the world). In the first 11 or so minutes, the sound/volume are distorted, but the message can still be heard.

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, July 15, 1990. This message examines the meaning of the parable and its significance to us. The closing hymn, "There's a Great Day Coming," begins at 35:15.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, July 1, 1990. Using the context of Galatians 4 (Ishmael and Isaac), Pastor Stipp talks about three aspects of freedom in Christ, affecting every relationship we have: freedom to oppose the flesh and to have self-control (involving self); freedom to serve (involving others); and freedom to fulfill God's holiness and the moral...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, June 17, 1990. This Father's Day message emphasizes the importance of children loving their fathers well.