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Sermon: 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...
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Sermon: Amanda Lewis, January 20, 2019
Sermon Amanda Lewis January 20, 2019 Sermon January 20 (2) Bennett and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary last month. We had a tiny family ceremony, there were just 20 of us there together,...
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Sermon: Amanda Lewis, January 13, 2019
Sermon Amanda Lewis January 13, 2019 Sermon January 13 2019 updated (2) Psalm 29 is a fitting text for today. And not just because Baptism of the Lord Sunday this psalm calls us to remember...
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No Room for Another King
But if we’ve read attentively, we remember that Matthew’s gospel tells us that Jesus will do what we cannot. Jesus will not avoid Jerusalem and its empire that strikes out against him. Jesus will walk...
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The Day the Church Was Born
The Day the Church Was Born Mark 1.29-39 2-4-2018 The Day the Church Was Born A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman February 4, 2018 Mark 1:29-39 (Emphasis on 29-34) I’m not sure how...
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Beyond Spectacle
Beyond Spectacle Mark 1.21-28 1-28-2018 Beyond Spectacle A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Mark 1:21-28 1-28-2018 Mark’s gospel offers its readers a comparison of two worlds: the world we know now, and the...
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People, Not Things
People Not Things — Mark 1.14-20 1-2018 People, Not Things A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman January 21, 2018, Third Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:14-20 Let’s back up. Let’s assume our story starts...
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More Than Just a Simple Sign
More than Just a Simple Sign A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman John 1: 43-51 1/14/2018 More than Just a Simple Sign John 1.43-51 1-14-2018 Should you ever travel east from the Carolina...
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Much, Much More
Much Much More Mark 1.4-11 1-7-2018 Much, Much More A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Mark 1:4-11 January 7, 2018 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth...
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Come and See!
Come and See John 1.29-42 1-15-2017 Come and See! A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman John 1:29-42 If you flip open your Bible to page one, you’ll read about the creation...