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Turning Over Tables
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Until Never Again Means Never Again
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Grace With Boldness
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Who is this Man?
Who Is This Man — Palm Sunday Matt 21.1-11 4-9-2017 Who Is This Man? Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Palm Sunday, 4/9/2016 Matthew 21:1-11 The eighth chapter of Matthew recalls a familiar...
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See and Believe
Come and See John 1.29-42 1-15-2017 See and Believe A Homily for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman March 26, 2017 John 9: Parts of it all They say that in 1974, David Thompson could...
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He had to Go Through Samaria
He Had to go Through Samaria John 4.1-15 3-19-2017 He had to Go Through Samaria Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church John 4:1-15 3-19-2017 A long time ago, this place mattered. And...
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A Nighttime Visit
A Nighttime Visit John 3.1-17 3-17-2017 A Nighttime Visit A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman March 10, 2017 John 3:1-17 Imagine a righteous man. Really, he’s righteous. And sincere. And disciplined. And devout....
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An Invitation to Sardis Cafe
03.05.2017 attachment 03.05.2017 Lent1 Lent 2017: An Invitation to Sardis Cafe In this Lenten Season, we will not march toward a cross. And in this Lenten season, we will not dwell in darkness, hoping...
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A Table Beyond the Wilderness
A Table Beyond The Wilderness — Matthew 4.1-11 3-5-2017 A Table Beyond the Wilderness A Homily for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 4:1-11 March 5, 2017 Today’s lection is strange. For starters, we’re just...
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What’s Next?
What’s Next Palm Sunday Luke 19.28-40 3.20.2016 What’s Next Palm Sunday Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church 3-20-2016 Luke: 19:28-40 It’s early in the morning, and Jerusalem still sleeps. But the vibrations are growing louder. The...