Listening and Learning
Listening and Learning Bob Stillerman Proper 7, Third Sunday after Pentecost, 6/21/2020 Matthew 10:24-39 Listening and Learning Matthew 10.24-39 6-21-2020 Theologian Emilie Townes reminds us that a good translation for disciples is “learners.” If we...
Unpacking a Compassionate Shepherd and Kingdom
Unpacking a Compassionate Shepherd and Kingdom Bob Stillerman Proper 6, Second Sunday after Pentecost, 6/14/2020 Matthew 9:35-10:8 Unpacking a Compassionate Shepherd Matthew 9.35-10.8 6-14-2020 So…there’s an awful lot to unpack in this morning’s lection, but...
Esse Quam Videri. Ut Prosim. Think and Do.
Esse Quam Videri. Ut Prosim. Think and Do. Bob Stillerman Trinity Sunday, 6-7-2020 Genesis 1:1-2:3 Trinity Sunday Genesis 1.1-2.4a 6-7-2020 It’s fitting that Trinity Sunday, as well as the first creation story of Genesis align...
A Flame that Illumines; A Wind that Connects
A Flame that Illumines; A Wind that Connects Bob Stillerman Pentecost, 5/31/2020 Acts 2:1-21 A Flame that Connects A Wind that Illumines Acts 2.1-21 5-31-2020 One of my favorite words or images in scripture is...
Not How He Left Us, But What He Left Us to Do
Not How He Left Us, But What He Left Us to Do Bob Stillerman Ascension Sunday, 5-24-2020 Luke 24:44-53 Not How He Left Luke 24.44-53 5-24-2020 Several years ago, as I was walking along the...
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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...
I Have Seen the Lord
I HAVE SEEN THE LORD Bob Stillerman Psalm 16 Easter II, 4-19-2020 I Have Seen the Lord “I have seen the Lord,” Mary Magdalene said with conviction. “I have seen him, I have...