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Archive for the Sermons Category


The Coach – Video and Manuscript for Sermon Based on John 5:1-9

Below is the sermon based on John 5:1-9, preached at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday, May 5, 2013, but Dr, Bill Nieporte.  I owe appreciation to an article by Len Sweet and a sermon by Dennis Atwood for some of the themes included in the sermon (both are quoted in the sermon).  Additionally, I […]

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The Fear Monster – Monster Be Gone; Video Sermon For 4/28/2013

This is the sermon for April 28, 2013, preached at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church – this sermon is based on John 10:22-30 and John 13:31-35. The text of the sermon follows the video. Monster-Be-Gone John 10:22-30; John 13:31-35 I once had a moment of “parenting brilliance.” It happened when Michelle was about six years old. One of […]

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Dazed and Confused, Sermon Video Reflecting The Boston Terror Attack In Light of the Gospel

Terror Attacks On April 15th, 2013, the unimaginable happened again.  In Boston, Massachusetts, American families gathered to celebrate “Patriots Day” in one of our nations great cities.  It was the end of  Boston Marathon and families and friends were cheering their loved one’s who were finishing the race.  Suddenly, two explosions cut through the sound of the […]

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Daddy Issues

Everyone has “issues.” The source for our particular “issue” is unique to each of us. It might be your…Parents…Culture…Emotional Wounds…Traumatic Events… Experiences…Circumstances…Rejection…Circumstances of Abuse…Times of Neglect. We all have “issues.” Peter had issues…even after Easter.  Read John 21 to see what I mean. Jesus worked through those issues with Peter.  He does the same with us.  […]

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Laughter – Easter Sermon 2013

  The manuscript below is incomplete and does not follow the video’s structure and conclusion.  If you have the time, please watch the video.  It’s just about 20 minutes long.   Laughter – Luke 24:1-12 Martin Luther once said that after music and scripture, the one thing the devil hates most is laughter.  Perhaps in […]

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Extravangance – Video and Manuscript Sermon for 3/17/2013

Below is the video and manuscript sermon for 3/16/2013 based on John 12:1-11, preached at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia.   Extravagance – John 12:1-11 It  was just like any another meal.  Probably nobody would have remembered it at all, if it have not been for Mary’s spontaneous and extravagant gift. The […]

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PARTY (sermon for Lent 4 – 2013) Video and Manuscript

This is the posting of the sermon preached on 3/9/2013 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church. Typically the “Story of the Prodigal” refers to the younger son from Luke 15 – the boy who ran away to a far country to waste his life and resources in lavish, excessive, and extravagant living.  This sermon contends […]

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Repent (Video and Manuscript, Lent 3) of Sermon Based on Luke 13:1-9

The video below is the sermon for the third Sunday of Lent (March 3rd, 2013) based on Luke 13:1-9, preached at http://www.pattersonavenuebaptist.com, in Richmond, Virginia.   Just below the video, you will also find the text for the sermon (and below that, a resource that might help you explore the sermon topic in greater depth and detail. […]

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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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Cleaning Your Nets (Video Sermon)

Cleaning Your Nets Jesus comes to that place where people like you and I come face-to-face with the limits of our humanity.  It’s that place where we want to give up, give in, submit, surrender, and throw in the towel. When Jesus comes to this place, he does not offer us a challenge to change, […]

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