Pastor Stephen Finlan
Sermons, Writings, and links.
Sermons, Writings, and links.
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Pastor Finlan's Sermons and Writings Click here for the Bi-Weekly Quote
. . . the Spirit converts the willing will . . .
7-3-11 sermon: Revealed to Infants
7-10-11 sermon: The Hosea Principle
7-17-11 sermon: Children of God
7-31-11: He Had Compassion
8-7-11: The Word Is in Your Heart
8-14-11: The Crumbs That Fall
8-21-11: "You Are the Messiah"
8-28-11: Lose It to Find It
9-4-11: You Have Regained That One
9-11-11: Forgiveness and Accountability
9-18-11: Crazy Generosity
9-25-11: Which of the Two Sons?
Oct. Messsenger: Serenity in Daily Life
10-2-11: Rejection and Foundation
10-9-11: Help These Women
10-23-11: Not the Son of David?
10-30-11: You Are All Brothers
Nov Mesgr In the Watches of the Night
11-6-11: We Will Be Like Him
11-13-11: Looking Up
Dec. Messenger: Meet With Me
12-4-11: What Will Be Revealed
12-11-11: The Oil of Gladness
12-24-11: Peace on Earth
12-25-11: The Word Became Flesh
Jan. Messenger: Wisdom
1-1-12: Fasting and Prayer Night and Day
1-8-12: A Voice Came from Heaven
1-22-12: The Apocalyptic Gospel
2-19: The Light of the Gospel
2-26: The Spirits in Prison
Mar. Messenger: Wrestling with Proverbs
3-25: The Grain that Dies
April Messenger: Changed Households
4-1 Palm Sunday: The Peace King
4-8 Easter Sunrise: Do Not Be Afraid
4-8 Easter: The Proof in the Voice
Holocaust Sunday: God Is Light
4-29: I Have Other Sheep
May Messneger: Revelation
5-13: Called His Friends
5-27: The Spirit of Truth
June Messenger: Our Dear Departed
6-10: The Will of God
6-17: Suddenly or Gradually?
6-24: Paul's Defense
July Messenger: God's Purpose for Me
7-8: Paul's Vision
7-29-12: Filled with God
Aug Mssgr: Christian Responses to Violence
8-12: Waiting for the Lord
8-19: The Beginning of Wisdom
Sep Mssngr: Two Kinds of Hope . . . or Three
9-16-12: Wisdom Cries Out
9-30-12: Whoever Is Not against Us
10-7: Receive It As a Child
10-14: Why Do You Call Me Good?
10-21: Be Servant of All
Nov Mssngr: What Is a Leader?
11-11: The Widow's Coins
Dec Mssngr: What Do You Wish For?
12-9: A Good Work among You
12-16: The Peace of God
12-23: For Whom Do We Hope?
the weekly prayer
I call upon you, O Lord; come quickly to me. . . .
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you. Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. . . .
In you I seek refuge; do not leave me defenseless.
[Psalm 141:1-3, 8]
Partial Index (Isaiah added) - Dates when preached on certain texts (read left to right):
Psalms
5 > 6-16-13 23 > 4-29-12
51:10, 12 > 3-25-12 51:11 > 5-27-12
82 > 7-14-13 89:5-17, 26 > 7-22-12
104:30 > 6-2-13 111 > 8-19-12
123 > 11-13-11 130 > 8-12-12
138:8 > 6-10-12 146 > 6-9-13
Isaiah
2:2-4 > 11-13-11 5:1-7 > 10-2-11
5:8 > 11-11-12 3:14-15 > 11-11-12
7:14 > 12-18-11 9:6 > 12-24-12
ch 11 > 8-21-11, 1-15 & 5-27 & 12-24-12
28:16 > 8-7-11 29:13 > 12-2-12
30:7 > 7-22-12 30:20-21 > 11-13-11
32:15-17 > 12-4-11, 5-27-12
35:5 > 12-11-11, 1-27-13 40:1-5 > 12-4-11
42:6 and 49:6 > 12-4-11 53:3 > 4-22-12
55:1 > 7-31-11 55:10-11 > 11-27-11
56:7 > 9-25-11, 3-11-12, 4-1-12, 8-5-12
59:6, 8 > 4-22-12
ch 61 > 8-21, 12-11-11, 6-24, 7-22-12, 1-27-13
63:11 > 5-27-12 65:25 > 7-17-11
Matthew
2:1-12 > 1-6-13 5:6 > 7-3-11
5:8 > 7-31-11, 10-16-11 5:1-12 > 11-6-11
5:45 > 9-30-12 7:7 > 7-8-12
9:22 > 1-27-13, 4-28-13, 6-16-13
10:16 > 9-25-11, 5-27-12, and Sept 2012 Mssngr
11:11 > 12-16-12 11:16, 25-30 > 7-3-11
12:1-8 > 7-10-11 12:7 > 7-10-11, 7-31-11
13:31-33 > 7-28-11 12:50 > 6-10-12, 8-26-12
13:44-46 > 7-28-11 13:51-52 > 7-28-11
13:57 > 3-4-12, 11-25-12 15:21-28 > 8-14-11
16:13-20 > 8-21-11 16:21-28 > 8-28-11
18:10 > 10-28-11 18:15-20 > 9-4-11
18:21-25 > 9-11-11 20:1-16 > 9-18-11
21:23-32 > 9-25-11 21: 33-46 > 10-2-11
22:34-46 > 10-23-11 23:1-12 > 10-30-11
28:1-10, 19-20 > 4-8-12 (Easter Sunrise)
Romans
6:23 > 2-26-12, 9-30-12 8:14-25 > 7-17-11
10:4-14 > 8-7-11, 2-17-13 12:2 > 8-14-11, 6-17-12
12:9-12 > 8-28-11 13:10 > 9-4-11
2 Corinthians
3:18 > 2-19-12, 3-18-12, 7-29-12, and 2-10-13
4:3-10 > 2-19-12, 2-10-13
4:6 > 1-29-12, 7-8-12, 12-24-12, 4-14-13
4:7-17 > 10-14-12 5:17 > 6-17-12
6:1-13 > 6-24-12 12:1-10 > 7-8-12
12-30: Teenaged Jesus
Jan '13 Mssngr: A Change of Epochs
1-6-2013: The Magi
1-13-2013: Spirit Baptism
1-20: Spiritual Gifts
Feb Mssngr: Kindness
2-3: The Spirit of Love
2-17: The Word Is Near You
2-24: Citizenship in Heaven
March Mssngr: Affliction
3-17: For the Day of My Burial
Apr Mssngr: He Is Risen!
4-14: Scales Falling
4-28: How Do We Love?
May Mssngr: It's All Too Much!
5-5: The Comforter
June Mssngr: The Fullness of Christ
6-16: What the Lord Abhors
Link to Pastor Steve's books on Amazon Best Bible Links
Excerpts from Steve's books and articles Bible Gateway (Searchable)
from Options on Atonement in Christian Thought Ethereal Library (Church fathers,
from "Deification in Jesus' Teaching" language studies, commentaries)
from The Family Metaphor in Jesus' Teaching Extrabiblical Writing(Dead Sea Scrolls
Pseudepigrapha, Gospels, Apocalypses)
Pseudepigrapha, Gospels, Apocalypses)
Early Christian Writings (books etc.)
Links to Steve's publishers
Links to Steve's publishers
Link to Steve's books at Liturgical Press
Link to Wipf & Stock, then search for "Finlan"
Dissertation, with Society of Biblical Literature
Link to contents in Blackwell Companion to Jesus
