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Who Are You?
Who Are You? Bob Stillerman Sixth Sunday of Easter, 5/22/2022 Acts 16:9-15 Who Are You Acts 16.9-15 5-22-2022 Our text tells us that Paul, Silas, and Timothy are traveling throughout the provinces of Phrygia and...
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Love One Another
Love One Another Bob Stillerman Fifth Sunday of Easter, 5/15/2022 John 13:31-35 Love One Another John 13.31-35 5-15-2022 A lot has happened since Maundy Thursday. A whole month, actually! It’s doubtful that the readings from...
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Mothering Love
Mothering Love Bob Stillerman Fourth Sunday of Easter, 5/8/2022 Acts 9:36-43 Mothering Love Acts 9.36-43 5-8-2022 While I was a student at Wake Forest Divinity School, I was fortunate to have Phyllis Trible as a...
Acting Like It’s Easter
Acting Like It’s Easter Bob Stillerman Second Sunday of Easter, 4/24/2022 Acts 5: 27-32 Acting Like It Is Easter Acts 5.27-32 4-24-2022 When we gathered on Maundy Thursday, I mentioned the paradox of that first...
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They Were Afraid
They Were Afraid Bob Stillerman Resurrection Sunday, 4/4/2021 Mark 16:1-8 They Were Afraid Mark 16.1-8 Easter 4-4-2021 R1 They were afraid. On first appearance, this seems a strange phrase to use at the conclusion of...
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Grounded In God’s Manna
Grounded in God’s Manna Bob Stillerman Easter VI, 5-17-2020 Acts 17:22-31 Grounded in Gods Manna Acts 17.22-31 5-17-2020 The Apostle Paul is often criticized in twenty-first-century circles for promoting a gospel that’s too rigid, too...
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Way. Truth. Life.
Way. Truth. Life. Bob Stillerman Easter V, 5-10-2020 John 14:1-14 Way. Truth. Life. John 14.1-14 5-10-2020 John’s gospel tells us that a force, or a substance, or an energy called the logos or the word...
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Shepherd’s Gate
SHEPHERD’S GATE A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Easter IV, 5-3-2020 John 10:1-10 Shepherds Gate John 10.1-10 5-3-2020 Call me a square if you want, but I much prefer to cross through walls,...
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Filled with the Spirit
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT Bob Stillerman Easter III, 4-26-2020 Luke 24:13-35 Filled with the Spirit — Luke 24.13-35 4-26-2020 Luke’s Gospel begins with a birth narrative. Jesus is eight days old, and taken to be...
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Comings and Goings
Coming and Goings Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church 5-19-2019 John 13:31-35 Comings and Goings John 13.31-35 5-19-2019 In this morning’s text, the Evangelist places us in an interesting moment. It’s a moment...