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Because He Lives Easter 2015 Sermon Manuscript

Below you will find the manuscript for the sermon preached at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia on April, 2015 – EASTER SUNDAY.  The sermon is based on Mark 16:1-8 which is the story of Jesus resurrection from the dead.  Unfortunately, the audio did not work this morning and the sermon was not properly […]

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Look Serious

Gloom, despair and agony an me, Deep, dark depression, Excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Many of you, no doubt, recognize this as a chorus from the popular country-western variety show Heehaw.  After singing this chorus, you will remember, one of […]

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Lessons From A Busted Water Pipe

Alice turned 100 years old this past November.  She is actively involved in the life of our congregation.  She’s been an active participant in this congregation (and Calvary Baptist before us) for ALL of her life.  So she’s her lots of sermons over here lifetime. So, when Ms. Alice requested a copy of this sermon to […]

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Deleted Thoughts From Tomorrow’s Sermon (March 22, 2015)

The sermon for tomorrow (March 22, 2015) at Patterson Avenue Baptist was going to be WAY too long.  So I have been editing it down to make it make more sense. There were a few thoughts that I just hated to part with, so I am sharing them here.  The sermon titled is “Lessons From A […]

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Dust

Dust Mark 11 I don’t know what things have been like around your house, but around the Nieporte’s’ household, we’ve been focusing on SPRING CLEANING.   Now throughout the year we do clean the house.  We mop floors, vacuum the carpet, and clean the tub and the sinks, that sort of thing.  But each spring […]

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The Problem With Moralism – Sermon Video and Manuscript

This post includes the sermon  text for the message I preached on March 8, 2015 at a meeting of the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA.  The sermon is based on the story of Jonah and is titled:  “The Problem of Moralism.” Thanks for visiting this blog. Whenever you visit a blog, please be kind to the […]

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I am done with movements

I am done with movements… with charismatic movements, back to the bible movements, moderate movements, conservative resurgence movements, anti-institutional church movements, liberal church movements, liberation movements, grace movements, restoration of the church movements, finished work movements, Trinitarian movements, morality movements, Jesus movements, spiritual renewal movements, THE KEY WORLD I AM DONE WITH IS MOVEMENTS Movements […]

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Does Jesus Belong To Me?

In his book The Call to Conversion, Jim Wallis points out that the most commonly asked question in evangelism today is, “What can Jesus do for me?”Potential converts are told that Jesus can make them happier, more self-satisfied, better adjusted, and more prosperous.  Jesus quickly becomes the supreme product, attractively packaged and aggressively sold to […]

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A Love Worth Giving

This post include the sermon  text for the message I, Bill Nieporte, preached on the first Sunday of February, 2015 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA.  The video will be added soon. Whenever you visit a blog, be kind to the blog publisher. If you find a post helpful, inspirational, or even a bit controversial, […]

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Sing it to me again, Daddy. Sing it again.

  (Read Acts 1:1-14)   Some of my most interesting theological conversations have taken place in the locker room at the gym.  Kind of a strange thought, isn’t it?     Let me tell you about just one conversation.  The fellows name is Hank.  He is about 70 years old and a widower.  His wife died about 18 […]

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