Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 16, 2020
Choose Life A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Deuteronomy 30:15-20 2-16-2020 Choose Life Deuteronomy 30.15-20 2-16-2020 Imagine you were drawn up out of the water – an infant, literally lifted from the Nile,...
Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 09, 2020
Salty Baptist Church A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 5:13-20 2-9-2020 Salty Baptist Church Matthew 5.13-20 2-9-2020 I didn’t know it at the time, but Thursday’s inclement weather offered a unique opportunity...
Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 02, 2020
Blessed are God’s People A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 5:1-12 2-2-2020 Blessed are Gods People Matthew 5.1-12 2-2-2020 Often times, we are tempted to receive today’s text, Matthew’s version of the...
Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
January 26, 2020
Rethinking Repentance A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 4:12-23 1-26-2020 Rethinking Repentance Matthew 4.12-32 1-26-2020 Hey Sardis Baptist Church: Feel remorse. Be sorry for. Rue. Reproach yourselves! Be ashamed of. Feel contrite...
Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
January 20, 2020
Like John. Like Jesus. A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman John 1:29-42 1-19-2020 Like John Like Jesus John 1.29-42 1-19-2020 Luke’s gospel tells us that two women, cousins, gather for a retreat. One...
Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
January 12, 2020
Jesus had a Sardis, Too! A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 3:13-17 1-12-2019 Preparing the Way Matthew 3.13-17 1-11-2019 Luke’s gospel lets us in on a little secret: John’s gonna be a...
Category: Christmas / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
December 29, 2019
Matthew Gets Real. Real Quick. Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Matthew 2:13-23 12-29-2019 Matthew Gets Real Matthew 2.13-23 12-19-2019 Matthew’s gospel mimics the story of the Exodus. For the author, Moses...
Category: Christmas / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
December 29, 2019
Christmas in the Crook of Our Arms Christmas Eve Homily Bob Stillerman Sardis Baptist Church Luke 2:1-20 12-24-2019 Christmas Homily 2019 Luke’s birth narrative has captured our imagination for two millennia. And to be honest,...