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28
Jul 2019
Imaginative Prayer

Imaginative Prayer A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 7-28-2019 Matthew: 6-14 Imaginative Prayer Matthew 6.1-14 7-28-2019 Alice Cooper famously sang, “School’s out for the summer!” And if I’m being 100% honest with you this morning, my head is nowhere near the schoolhouse!!! As I stand here, I have no interest in providing you with an intellectual, or historical, or even an accurate view of prayer, and more specifically Mathew’s version of the Lord’s Prayer.  I will however point you to a good read for when your headspace is ready, and......

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Jul 2016

When You Pray — Luke 11.1-13 7-24-2016 When You Pray A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman 7-24-2016 Luke 11:1-13 As a divinity school student at Wake Forest, I interned at Grace Baptist Church in Statesville. Part of my training required thirteen mentoring sessions per semester. Each week, I would meet with our pastor Gary West at the local coffee shop – our conversations lasted the length of at least one twelve-ounce cup, maybe two if they were serving an especially-good variety of Larry’s Beans. And occasionally, if the conversation was......

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