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Jun 2021
Choosing Our Authority Bob Stillerman Second Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 5, 6/6/2021 Mark 3:20-35 Choosing Our Authority Mark 3.20-35 6-6-2021 There are two main things happening in today’s text (well, actually, there’s a lot more than that! But we’ll stick with two for now!). Here’s the first thing: Jesus has initiated a powerful new ministry that is resulting in powerful revelations, including healing in the form of exorcisms. The local authorities don’t appreciate this disruption to the status quo, and they are openly questioning the source and validity of his authority. Here’s......
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Jun 2018
The Potential of the Spirit Mark 3.20-35 6-10-2018 The Potential of the Spirit Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Mark 3:20-35 June 10, 2018 It’s Graduation Sunday, a day when we look back with fondness on the people and the places that have shaped us, and through the eyes of our graduates we exude hope for the world that will be. So…it’s only fitting that we should read a Gospel text with violent, apocalyptic, divisive imagery – one that opines about unforgivable sin, and challenges our assumptions of family systems,......
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