Sunday morning Service at Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene, December 1, 1985. This episode starts with pastoral prayer. The message begins at 

with some comments about the platform, decorated with trees for Christmas. Pastor Stipp follows that with a brief history of the Christmas tree. He then moves to Psalm 1 where the one blessed by God is described like a tree, and is contrasted with the 'wicked,' who are like chaff.&nbsp;

5.18.1986 The Paraclete (John 14:15-21)

This podcast features sermons by Rev. Jerry Stipp (1947-1999). The sermons were from Indianapolis (IN) First Church of the Nazarene (1980-1986), Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene (1986-1993), and Fort Wayne (IN) Lake Avenue Church of the Nazarene (1993-1999), as indicated on each episode. The audio has been converted from cassette tape to MP3, so sometimes the quality reflects the original cassette recording.