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Inclusion

By on Monday, July 28th, 2014 | 1 Comment

You are included. You have a place at God’s table.  Nothing will ever separate you from God’s love. Click To Tweet This sermon, preached July 27, 2014, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. , celebrates the all inclusive nature of God’s love and grace.  Preached by Dr. Bill Nieporte, the sermon is based on Romans […]

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Word On A Road Sign

By on Monday, July 14th, 2014 | No Comments

This sermon was preached on July 13, 2014, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. , by Dr. Bill Nieporte,. The sermon is titled:  “Words on a Road Sign” and is based on Romans 8:1-2 You can watch the video below.  A podcast can be downloaded at the church website:  Patterson Avenue Baptist Church Below the video, […]

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Doing “Evangelism” Starting With Grace

By on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 | 1 Comment

For those who preach, teach, or otherwise share the Gospel…we should always lead with GRACE. Consider these words from Baxter Kruger:  “We make a mistake when we start the Gospel with, ‘we are sinners separated from God,’ instead of starting with Jesus–Who is the Father coming after us to embrace us.” The FIRST way – […]

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The Lesser Things of Folderol (A Parable), by Ralph Harris

By on Saturday, February 15th, 2014 | No Comments

The Lesser Things of Folderol (A Parable), by Ralph Harris (The video presentation is at the bottom of this post) I have an unusual story today—a modern church parable. For those at a recent and very large conference belittling all things Charismatic (people and beliefs, many of them misrepresented in my view), for those who […]

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Can God Love Somebody Like Me?

By on Saturday, November 16th, 2013 | No Comments

In the last several post, we have explored the challenging questions Jesus face from the Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees – all recorded in Luke 20.  “Who gave you the authority to do what you are doing?”  “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?”  “If a man marries a woman and dies, and his six […]

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The Healing Power Of Confession

By on Thursday, November 7th, 2013 | No Comments

The Healing Power Of Confession Romans 10:9: “If you confess with your mouth…” Philippians 2:11: “Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess…” James 5:16: “Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for each other and you …” This is an outline of a topical Bible study on the “gift” of confession.  The aim […]

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Video Post (Sermon): A Gospel for the Wacky

By on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 | No Comments

 Luke 19:1-10 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree […]

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Gramma’s Cooking, Real Good BBQ Sauce, Jesus’ Resurrection, Mama’s Embrace, and Life in God’s Grace

By on Monday, October 28th, 2013 | No Comments

I love BBQ.  Real Good BBQ. On October 27, 2013 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church I invited some of the young men (boys) in the church to help me make BBQ sauce. As we cooked, I told them a few stories… About My Jewish Grandmother Teaching Me To Cook About My Son And I Learning How To […]

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“God Is Love” is the center stage of theology

By on Friday, October 25th, 2013 | No Comments

“Western theology has had a difficult time placing “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8) at the center stage when discussing the divine attributes. Instead, it emphasizes the more abstract and impersonal attributes of omnipotence and omniscience. In my opinion this results from the failure to place the discussion of the divine nature under the category […]

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From Fiddler on the Roof

By on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 | No Comments

One of my favorite movies/musicals is Fiddler on the Roof – and one of the best song in that musical takes place when Tevye turns to his wife, Golda (a woman he married through an arrangement of his parents) and he sings her a song: “Golda, do you love me?” “Do I what?” Golda sings back. “For […]

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