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Choose Life
Choose Life A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Deuteronomy 30:15-20 2-16-2020 Choose Life Deuteronomy 30.15-20 2-16-2020 Imagine you were drawn up out of the water – an infant, literally lifted from the Nile,...
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Salty Baptist Church
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Blessed are God’s People
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Rethinking Repentance
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Like John. Like Jesus.
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Jesus Had a Sardis, Too!
Jesus had a Sardis, Too! A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Matthew 3:13-17 1-12-2019 Preparing the Way Matthew 3.13-17 1-11-2019 Luke’s gospel lets us in on a little secret: John’s gonna be a...
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Matthew Gets Real. Real Quick.
Matthew Gets Real. Real Quick. Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Matthew 2:13-23 12-29-2019 Matthew Gets Real Matthew 2.13-23 12-19-2019 Matthew’s gospel mimics the story of the Exodus. For the author, Moses...
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Christmas in the Crook of Our Arms
Christmas in the Crook of Our Arms Christmas Eve Homily Bob Stillerman Sardis Baptist Church Luke 2:1-20 12-24-2019 Christmas Homily 2019 Luke’s birth narrative has captured our imagination for two millennia. And to be honest,...
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Joy Blooms in a Cactus
Joy Blooms in a Cactus A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Isaiah 35:1-10 12-15-2019 Joy Blooms in a Cactus Isaiah 35.1-10 12-15-2019 Admittedly, the front lawn of my home could look better. But...
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Interdependence
Interdependence A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Isaiah 11:1-10 12/8/2019, Second Sunday of Advent Interdependence Isaiah 11.1-10 12-8-2019 King Ahaz, what have you done, dude?!? That’s not a deal you wanna make. Ever....