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12-27-2015 The Awkward Teenage Years Luke 2 42-51 The Awkward Teenage Years A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church 12-27-2015 Luke 2:42-51 As a teenager, the gymnasium at First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem was a safe harbor. My brothers and other friends and I would spend hours playing pick-up basketball. We played after youth group on Sunday evenings, and too often, five o’clock became six o’clock, and six, seven, and seven, eight and so on. “Just one more game,” we’d say, “And then we’ll go home,” every boy oblivious to time. One Sunday......
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Dec 2015
12-25-2015 Words from the Innkeeper Luke 2 1-20 Words from the Innkeeper A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Christmas Eve – December 24, 2015 Luke 2:1-20 It’s about ten o’clock in the evening, and I just received a knock on my door from a young family seeking shelter. I recognize these faces: Joseph is one of my distant kin, and his young wife Mary is expecting a child. Joseph and Mary aren’t the first relatives to make this request. Already, a dozen other family members are staying with us. The......
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