The month of April is “Stress Awareness Month.” Are you aware of your stress? Are you aware WHAT stresses you? To all of you who feel worried, stressed, or anxious – know this: there is no magic fix. There is no pill, joke, or anecdotal story that can turn off the “wrry machine.” Jesus is [...]
Disturbing Good News
Sermon The sermon for March 25, 2012 at Patterson Avenue Baptist was based on John 12:20-33 – it was titled: “Disturbing Good News” In the sermon I share some biblical good news – our lives and churches have the power and ability to CHANGE THE WORLD That’s our hunger, our longing, our desire – God places [...]
Living Upside Down and Inside Out
Upside Dowm When I was a pre-teen, my father rented a single engine plance and hired a pilot. He wanted us to see Daytona Beach, Florida (our home town) from up in the air. We flew over the beach, the speedway, the high school I would later attend. We flew all over the city. It was an awesome experience. The think I [...]
It’s Time…(the Kingdom of God is Near)
It’s the First Sunday of Lent (February 26, 2012) at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church. The text for the sermon on this Sunday is based on Mark 1:9-15. The Gospel of Mark paints a fast paced, always moving, never setting down roots picture of Jesus. It this text, at the start of his ministry, Mark [...]
Get to Steppin
Free The sermon at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church this AM (February 19, 2012) tells about four stooges (we called them Mo, Larry, Curly, and Shemp) who bring a friend (we called him Joe) to Jesus. Old Joe is paralyzed. The story begs the question: “What paralyzes you?” What holds you down, what holds you back, [...]
Tony Campolo – Birthday Party
Tony Campolo Tony Campolo – Birthday Party Tony Campolo tells the story of when he threw a party for a prostitute in a diner in Honolulu, Hawaii at 3am. Following Jesus Without Embarrassing God by: Tony Campolo publisher: Word Publishing, published: 1997-09-09 ASIN: 0849940680 EAN: 9780849940682 sales rank: 513992 price: $4.55 (new), $0.01 (used) With [...]
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The Devil Wears Church Clothes
The Devil “The Devil Wears Church Clothes!” You’ve seen the devil, right? You know where he hangs out! Down in the “crack house” – or in the back alley where a woman sells her body for money to buy drugs in the crack house. Or maybe in the BIG bank, where cold, heartless bankers foreclose [...]
New Beginnings – What Do You Do When You Want To Quit?
Sermon This sermon (preached on Janaury 8, 2012 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church) is based on the creation story (Genesis 1) and the story of Jesus baptism (Mark 1:4-11). The sermon is preached at the start of a new year – aiming to bring hope for new beginnings. The aim of the sermon [...]
