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Objects In The Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear – Stress Awareness Month

By on Monday, April 30th, 2012 | No Comments

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 […]

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Sarcastic Laughter

By on Monday, April 16th, 2012 | 1 Comment

The second Sunday of Easter at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia features a message titled:  “Sarcastic Laughter.” The primary text is John 20:19-31 -(with the story of Thomas’ encounter with Jesus a week after the resurrection.  We also looked at the story of Abraham and Sarach and the unbelievable promise that they, late […]

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Easter 2012

By on Monday, April 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Easter 2012 at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church featured a sermon based on Mark 16:1-8, titled “A Very Large Stone.” Some folks thought I was talking about their kidneys! LOL You can watch the sermon when you click this hyperlink now. One line from the sermon that sort of sets theme is as follows: “Easter is […]

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Good Friday Dialouge Sermon w/ Dr. Betty Pugh Mills

By on Monday, April 9th, 2012 | No Comments

My remarks are in BOLD print, while Dr. Mills comments are italicized Epic Fail – John 18:25-40 Dr. Bill Nieporte   When my 21 year old daughter comes home from college, she and our 16 year old son have some very interesting conversations.  Frankly, most of the time, neither my wife nor I have any […]

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Disturbing Good News

By on Monday, March 26th, 2012 | No Comments

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 […]

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The Preacher King : Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America

By on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 | No Comments

King The prize possession in my extensive library are the books written by (or containing the edited work of) Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a new book for me – just a $1.99 for my kindle – well worth a couple bucs if you want to explore the impact of the spoken word on […]

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It’s Not About The Costume Jewlery

By on Monday, March 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Sermon   The sermon for March 11, 2012 is based on jOHN 2:11-33 – THE STORY OF JESUS CLEANSING THE TEMPLE. I have heard this story used to attack fund-raising efforts from youth, bake sales by children – when these things take place in the church. reveals that Jesus had something else in mind.  He […]

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Living Upside Down and Inside Out

By on Monday, March 5th, 2012 | No Comments

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 […]

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It’s Time…(the Kingdom of God is Near)

By on Monday, February 27th, 2012 | No Comments

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 […]

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Get to Steppin

By on Monday, February 20th, 2012 | 4 Comments

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, […]

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