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Nov 2022
John Bob Stillerman Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost, 11/13/2022 John 4:1-15 John Overview John 4.1-15 11-13-2022 A Word about the Word Or…A Logos about the Logos! Lovers of Dad-jokes rejoice! Today’s word is word. Okay, well it’s really logos, a Greek word, which translated in English means word, so close enough, right? Logos, word, whatever you want to call it, is an idea steeped in both the Jewish wisdom tradition and Greek philosophy. Logos is the DNA of the universe – it is the matter, or energy, or umph that organizes all things.......
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15
Jul 2018
Searching for Life A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Mark 6:14-29 7-15-2018 Searching for Life Mark 6.14-29 7-15-2018 Last week, we learned that Jesus, despite his abilities, and despite the good things he brought with him, was rejected in his own hometown. And we’re told he sent his disciples out into the world, and they too found doors slamming in their faces. And there was lots of dust to shake off their feet. This week, we learn of the cruel fate reserved for John: Despite his righteousness, he will not......
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03
Apr 2016
Seeing is Believing John 20_19-31 4-3-2016 Seeing is Believing Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church John 20:19-31 April 3, 2016 Our text begins: When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the authorities… And I wonder, what kind of space was this? I didn’t live in first-century Palestine, so it’s hard for me to say. Instead, I have to let my mind wander, and the first thing I......
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