{"id":162,"date":"2013-09-08T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/315.stolaffd.org\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2020-10-30T09:22:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T14:22:26","slug":"audio-sermons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?page_id=162","title":{"rendered":"Sermons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Broadcast of the Sunday morning worship service is heard on KVFD (1400 AM) at 10:30<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpfc-sermons-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpfc-sermons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon wpfc-sermon-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-inner entry-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=9th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\"><div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2026\/02\/matthew-gospel.jpg)\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-main \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpfc-sermon-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpfc-sermon-title-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=9th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\">9th Sunday after Pentecost<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 26, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sermon-description-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today\u2019s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God:&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-passage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPassage:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\">Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-service\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService Type:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_service_type=sunday-worship-service\" rel=\"tag\">Sunday Worship Service<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpfc-sermon wpfc-sermon-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-inner entry-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=8th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\"><div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2026\/02\/matthew-gospel.jpg)\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-main \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpfc-sermon-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpfc-sermon-title-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=8th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\">8th Sunday after Pentecost<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 19, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sermon-description-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest.&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-passage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPassage:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\">Matthew 13:24-43<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-service\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService Type:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_service_type=sunday-worship-service\" rel=\"tag\">Sunday Worship Service<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpfc-sermon wpfc-sermon-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-inner entry-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=7th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\"><div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2026\/02\/matthew-gospel.jpg)\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-main \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpfc-sermon-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpfc-sermon-title-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=7th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\">7th Sunday after Pentecost<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 12, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sermon-description-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Services Traditional Contemporary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-service\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService Type:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_service_type=sunday-worship-service\" rel=\"tag\">Sunday Worship Service<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpfc-sermon wpfc-sermon-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-inner entry-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=6th-sunday-after-pentecost-5\"><div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2026\/02\/matthew-gospel.jpg)\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-main \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpfc-sermon-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpfc-sermon-title-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=6th-sunday-after-pentecost-5\">6th Sunday after Pentecost<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 5, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sermon-description-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe mystery of God\u2019s ways is sometimes hidden from the wise and intelligent. Jesus associates with those often excluded from the religious community. Like Paul, we struggle with our own&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-passage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPassage:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\">Matthew 11:25-30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-service\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService Type:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_service_type=sunday-worship-service\" rel=\"tag\">Sunday Worship Service<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpfc-sermon wpfc-sermon-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-inner entry-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=5th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\"><div class=\"wpfc-sermon-image-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2026\/02\/matthew-gospel.jpg)\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-main \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-header-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpfc-sermon-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpfc-sermon-title-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=5th-sunday-after-pentecost-4\">5th Sunday after Pentecost<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-meta-item wpfc-sermon-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpfc-sermon-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sermon-description-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoses tells the Israelites that they are called to be a priestly kingdom and a holy people. Jesus sends out the disciples as laborers into the harvest. 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