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Nov 2019
Stargazing A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Isaiah 2:1-5 12/1/2019, First Sunday of Advent Star Gazing Isaiah 2.1-5 12-1-2019 Some twenty-eight hundred years ago, the prophet Isaiah gazed upon a night sky, not too different from ours. As a matter of fact, many of the stars we gaze at today were the very same ones that caught his gaze. This morning, I imagine our prophet. He’s resting. Nighttime has fallen. The light of the stars and the glow of the moon have replaced the tortuous brightness and heat of the......
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Nov 2016
one-little-light-isaiah-2-1-5-11-27-2016 One Little Light A Sermon for Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Isaiah 2:1-5 November 27, 2016 Advent is the audacious story of one pink candle. One. That’s it. But it’s burning bright. And that one bright light will change the world. Many, many moons ago, the people of Israel demanded a king. Samuel was leery: “A king will only disappoint you. It’s God’s world, don’t you know?” But still the people insisted, and God told Samuel: “Tell them: ‘have at it!’” It turns out that Samuel was right. Before too long, one......
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