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23
Mar 2025

Repentance Revisited A Sermon by Chris Hensley Based on Isaiah 55:1-9 and Luke 13:1 – 9 Presented to Sardis Baptist Church March 23, 2025 I am a pastor’s kid, or a PK in some circles. Now, my father always served more moderate leaning congregations within the Baptist tradition, or that was his aim as that was where he found himself. This meant that, when the topic of repentance came about, I never heard him specifically utter any of the following phrases which I have heard and seen in certain circles of Christianity.......

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04
Nov 2024

All Saints Day 2024 Rev. Dr. Chris Hensley November 3rd, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9 & John 22:32-44 There is a saying whose roots are difficult to nail down. Some attribute the saying to ancient Judaism, others to ancient Native American or Latin American tribes or cultures. It can also be found in more recent, relatively speaking, authors and thinkers writings, including Hemmingway and Eagleman. It has even been at the core of some children’s media, specifically in the Disney/Pixar movie Coco which deals with the Day of the Dead in Latin American cultures.......

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