Bill Nieporte, Pastor

Richmond, Virginia

Tag Archives: life

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By: billnieporte | Date: December 31, 2011 | Categories: Trinitarian Theology

God What do you see when you  look in the mirror? The apostle Paul tells us that what we see in the mirror is  not what we really are – we see only a poor reflection of ourselves. But God,  on the other hand, sees us perfectly – and very differently from the way we [...]

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Alive In Christ

By: billnieporte | Date: August 9, 2011 | Categories: Grace Notes, Missional Grace, Sermons

Here is the sermon from Patterson Avenue Baptist, dated on July 31, based on Collossians 1 & 2, with special focus on 2:6-14. The though behind this sermon is simply this:  “We are not called to live for Christ.  It it so much better than this.  We are ALIVE IN CHRIST – and our lifestyles [...]

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Running and Running – May 15, 2011, Audio from Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia

By: billnieporte | Date: May 16, 2011 | Categories: Sermons

We spend most of our day “Running and Running and Running” with no real destination in mind.  (Or, if we are lucky, like the fellow in my picture, we are skating) – but no matter HOW we are moving, we usually don’t know where we are going.  If we did, it probably wouldn’t help much, [...]

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TIME

By: billnieporte | Date: April 12, 2011 | Categories: Sermons

 The sermon text for April 10 at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church was John 11.  It’s the famous story about the death of Lazarus, and Jesus’ act to bring Lazarus back to life. You can listed to the sermon right now by clicking the sermon titled, which is linked here:  TIME!

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Life

By: billnieporte | Date: February 25, 2011 | Categories: Bible Studies

 Read:  Genesis 1:26-31; Psalm 8:1-9; Matthew 12:9-14 Oh boy, I am afraid it is going to hit the fan now – especially with my more progressive or liberal friends, who will probably take this article as an affront against a woman’s right to choose what will happen with their body (yeah, this blog is about [...]

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