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You Were Created For MORE

Before the foundation of the world, God created you to enjoy life in the Triune fellowship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.That fellowship – that Divine Dance – gives life wholeness, peace, and passion. Unfortunately we often try to find those gifts in other places…… …in a spouse, …from a child, …from a parent, […]

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Adoption

Preached on July 20, 2014, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. , by Dr. Bill Nieporte, this sermon is based on Romans 8:12-17 and is titled, simply:  Adoption This message explores one of the Apostle Paul’s favorite concepts for describing our inclusion into the life of God – the concept of Adoption.  But […]

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God Invites You To Intimacy

In recent blog posts, I have told you about a young woman whom I met at a nearby bookstore.  She had a baby in a stroller and a mobile office.  She was managing her “Mary Kay” business from the bookstore coffee shop. Finding out I was a pastor, she announced:  “I do not believe in […]

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Papa’s Good Pleasure

  August 11, 2013 sermon preached at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church NOTE: We do not need to earn, achieve, obtain, or warrant the “Kingdom of God.”  It is the pleasure of God (whom Jesus called Papa) to GIVE us the Kingdom.   Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You by: John […]

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Teach Us To Pray

  This sermon is from July 28, 2013, preached at The Patterson Avenue Baptist Church.     Lord, Teach Us To Pray by: Andrew Murray publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, published: 2012-06-14 ASIN: 147766355X EAN: 9781477663554 sales rank: 317898 price: $3.40 (new), $14.00 (used) There are no shortcuts to Spiritual Power other than through PRAYER. […]

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The Implication of the Doctrine of the Trinity (Part 2) – Video and Manuscript

This is the second in a two-part series of sermons titled:  “The Implications of the Doctrine of the Trinity on the Christian Life” based on Roman 5:1-11.  This sermon was preached on June 2, 2013 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. _________________ Christian Preaching: A Trinitarian Theology of Proclamation by: Michael Pasquarello […]

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The Implications of the Doctrine of the Trinity on the Christian Life (Part 1) Video and Manuscript Sermon

The Implications of the Doctrine of the Trinity (Part 1) Roman 5:1-5   Prolific children’s book author and illustrator Joan Walsh Anglund once said, “Birds do not sing because they have an answer, They sing because they have a song!” Ever since I first heard that statement, it has remained lodged in my thoughts.  As […]

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Being Trinitarian

Being Trinitarian does not simply mean, “Hey, I believe in the doctrine of the Trinity.”  It is not some sort of mathmatic equation like 1 + 1 + 1 = 1, or anything like that.  There are many people who believe in the “doctrine of the Trinity” and regulate it to some sort of “mystery” […]

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Wilderness! (Video Sermon) First Sunday of Lent, 2013

Wilderness! (Video Sermon) First Sunday of Lent, 2013 Some traditions refer to the “First Sunday of Lent” as **satan Sunday** because the lectionary gospel lessons each year contain the story of Jesus temptation by “the devil!” So, we could talk about the nature of temptation – which is sort of like a identity crisis. The […]

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