Stipp's Sermons

Sunday evening service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, October 24, 1982. This message is about the attitude of pride, as seen throughout the book of Proverbs, and also in the New Testament. The attitude of pride is contrasted with Christ's posture of humility, and also with gratefulness and giving God glory. Around 14:20 there is a reference to church leaders, referring to a recent r...

Sunday morning service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, June 27, 1982. This episode begins with opening words in the service, followed by an invocation. The message begins at 1:37 and paints a picture of the setting and characters present in the Upper Room for the Last Supper. The message was followed by communion (not included in the episode). 

Sunday morning service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene on Mother's Day, May 9, 1982. This episode opens with pastoral prayer. The message begins at 4:05. Pastor Stipp uses Psalm 127 to illustrate three R's in the home: Relationships, Rules, and Roles. 

Sunday evening service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, April 25, 1982. This episode begins with a short personal anecdote about an injury on the racquetball court.  The message from John 15 uses the example of Abraham's life as God's friend to illustrate 4 C's of friendship with God: Cost, Communication, Commission, and Crown. 

Sunday evening service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, February 14, 1982. This message was preceded with reciting the Apostles' Creed, although that is not included in this episode. 

Sunday morning service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, August 23, 1981. This episode is divided into two segments: the pastoral prayer (until 4:51) and the sermon (beginning at 4:53). The message highlights the character of God the Father, as revealed by Jesus through the parable of the Lost Son. 

Sunday morning service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, August 16, 1981. This message begins with the Hebrew word "emeth" and three of its uses in the Old Testament, showing that Truth is part of God's character, and goes on to the New Testament to show that the Truth found in Jesus sets us free. 

Sunday evening message at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, May 25, 1980. This message takes a look at the character of God through the story of Joseph. 

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 16, 1990. The quality of this recording is a bit poor. This message introduces a series of messages from the prophets (on Sunday evenings). The introductory message has four main ideas: (1) Who were the prophets? (2) What was their purpose? (3) The call of the prophets (4) What motivated the prophets? 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 16, 1990. This message is about the power of the renewal of the Holy Spirit and is the third in a series on inward renewal (though it is published here out of order). It begins in Ephesians 3, and also references 2 Timothy 1 (as an example of the absence of the power of the Spirit) and several examples of the power...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 23, 1990. The quality of this recording is a bit poor. The first part of the message centers on developing the context of the book of Amos - who Amos was, relevant geography, and the writing style. The thrust of Amos's message was to the people of God with the call of God and a purpose to make God known to the...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 23, 1990. This message from Grandparents Sunday is full of personal stories. There are Scriptural examples of those who received blessings, passed down because of the faith of previous generations. The primary text is the Hebrew Shema, Deuteronomy 6:4-9. 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 9, 1990. The "Throne Room" refers to the inward man, in this second sermon from 2 Corinthians 4. Particularly highlighting v. 16, there are five hindrances that sidetrack us in the throne room so that we are not focused on Christ: a myopic vision of the world; anything less than complete obedience; neglect of God's...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 2, 1990. This message from 2 Corinthians starts with comparing the outward and the inward, and how we can be renewed daily on the inside - the place where we worship God (our "throne room"), where we guard against hypocrisy, and where we surrender to His will and ultimately focus our lives on Him.  

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 19, 1990. This message from 1 John focuses on the family of God. The message of God's holiness is interwoven into His family. There are three divisions in this passage of Scripture, about the "Holy Family" (family of God):  - the Source - God's plan from the beginning for His family to reflect His character...

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 19, 1990. This message encourages believers to fully embrace and live out creation theology; not simply referring to the creation of the world in Genesis, but allowing God the Creator to make things new. 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, August 12, 1990. This message begins with a description of a shield in Biblical days. He follows that with a series of questions about Paul's testimony and experience, leading to the heart of the message, "What does the shield of faith protect?" Ultimately, it is not our possessions or circumstances, but our soul. 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, July 8, 1990. Just as the title says, this message is about living in the power of the Spirit. 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow, OK First Church of the Nazarene, May 6, 1990. This message on stewardship comes from the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. It coincides with a building program at the local church, and final payments needed to complete it, so part of the message centers on that. After the explanation of that situation, the message concludes with Jerry's personal testimony of Go...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow, OK First Church of the Nazarene, November 5, 1989. This episode begins with a duet by Jerry and Bill Morris: "Oh Make Me Clean." The theme of the message is prayer - what Jeremiah's words and God's response show us about prayer, and the Father's perspective on the seriousness of our sin as we approach Him. It concludes with the hope we have in Christ, as evi...

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow First Church of the Nazarene, July 9, 1989. This message uses the story of Job to examine our commitment to Christ. 

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow, OK First Church of the Nazarene, April 16, 1989. This message uses the testimony of Matthew the publican to illustrate the gospel message, and to challenge believers to introduce others to Christ. 

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow, OK First Church of the Nazarene,  April 16, 1989. This message uses the story of Rahab to weave the message of salvation, illustrating the measures God will use to redeem us.

Easter Sunday morning message at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, possibly April 14, 1985. The text of the message is Philippians 3:10, focusing on knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection. The message concludes with the hymn, "Jesus Paid It All" at 29:59. 

Sunday evening service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, June 22, 1986. This was the Stipps' last Sunday at Indianapolis First Church, before moving to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The message has three points: The Desire, The Plan, and The Cost. The closing hymn ("All to Jesus I Surrender") and prayer are at 29:49.