Longing for God’s Law
Longing for God’s Law Bob Stillerman Proper 18, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 9/6/2020 Psalm 119:33-40 Longing for Gods Law This week, the Miami Heat won a crucial playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks on a...
Abundance not Scarcity
Abundance not Scarcity Bob Stillerman Proper 17, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 8/30/2020 Romans 12:9-21 Abundance not Scarcity From the earliest days, rulers have used the threat of scarcity to maintain their powers. Pharaoh claimed he...
Resourceful People
Resourceful People Bob Stillerman Proper 16, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, 8-23-2020 Matthew 16:13-20 Resourceful People Matthew 16.13-20 8-23-2020 Last week, we read a Psalm that mentioned Mt. Hermon, a large peak that rises above the...
Life is Good
Life is Good Bob Stillerman Proper 15, Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, 8/16/2020 Psalm 133 Life is Good Psalm 133 8-16-2020 A lot of times, worship at Sardis is hypoallergenic. That is to say, our sense...
Take It and Break It
Take It and Break It Bob Stillerman Proper 13, Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, 8/2/2020 Matthew 14:13-21 Take It and Break It Matthew 14.13-21 8-2-2020 Kingdom. Order. Realm. Existence. Gravitational force. Reality. We’ve spent several weeks...
Kingdom Stuff
Kingdom Stuff Bob Stillerman Proper 12, Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 7/26/2020 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Kingdom Stuff Matthew 13.31-33 and 44-52 7-26-2020 If you wanted to farm a field, or plant a garden, and have that...
Violets
Violets Bob Stillerman Proper 11, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, 7/19/2020 Matthew 13:24-43 Violets Matthew 13.24-43 7-19-2020 Clarence Jordan once wrote, “God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers....
Sower. Seeds. Soil.
Sower. Seeds. Soil. Bob Stillerman Proper 10, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, 7/12/2020 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Sower. Seeds. Soil. Matthew 13.1-9 18-23 7-12-2020 There was a sower, and there were seeds, and there was soil. I’m...
Independence Day
Independence Day Bob Stillerman Proper 9, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, 7/5/2020 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Independence Day Matthew 11.16-19, 25-30 7-5-2020 Caesar’s world teaches us to zig, when God’s world asks us to zag. Caesar’s world...
Let’s Pack a Cooler
Let’s Pack a Cooler Bob Stillerman Proper 8, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 6/28/2020 Matthew 10:40-42 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in...