Archive (Sermons)

Words from Ephesus

Category: Lent / Speaker: Rev. Becky Proctor
March 17, 2019

On Sunday, March 17th, Rev. Becky Proctor provided the second part of a five-part series, where Sardis is exploring the communities of Paul. Links to PDFs of Becky’s historical background about Ephesus (A Word About...

Words from Corinth

Category: Lent / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
March 15, 2019

Words From Corinth Bob Stillerman, 3/10/2018 A Word About Corinth big print 1 Cor 11.17-26 3-10-2019 During the Season of Lent, Sardis will explore the communities of Paul.  On this the first Sunday of Lent,...

Don’t Keep Silent

Category: Transfiguration Sunday / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
March 03, 2019

The problem though, is that these three did keep silent – there’s no evidence to show the mountaintop occurrence informs their voice, and most certainly not their faiths, as Jesus makes his way to Jerusalem....

Life Beyond Dothan

Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 24, 2019

Life Beyond Dothan A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 2-24-2019 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Life Beyond Dothan Genesis 45.3-11 2-22-2019 (1) They’d finally done it. Ten brothers had disposed of an eleventh, the object...

Blessings from a Blogger

Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 18, 2019

Blessings from a Blogger Blessings Luke 6.17-24 2-17-2019 A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 2-17-2019 Luke 6: 17-26   Did you know the author of Luke moonlights as a ghost-blogger for Buzzfeed?  It’s...

Gone Fishing

Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 10, 2019

Gone Fishing A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 2-10-2019 Luke 5:1-11 Gone Fishing 2-10-2019 Luke 5.1-11 My daughter Mary Allen loves Curious George. Her grandmother recently gave her a book about George’s first...

Keep it Local

Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
February 03, 2019

Keep it Local A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 2-3-2019 Luke 4:21-30 Keep it Local 2-3-2019 Luke 4.21-30 Long ago, on a Sabbath morning, a young man stood up to read from one...

Sermon: January 27, 2019

Category: Epiphany / Speaker: Rev. Amanda Lewis
January 27, 2019

Sermon January 27 2019 (1) Sermon Amanda Lewis  January 27, 2019  Have you ever wondered what it would be like if there were cameras in the biblical days? I think it would be fascinating. And...