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Does Jesus Belong To Me?

By on Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 | No Comments

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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Surprising Places To See Jesus

By on Friday, January 16th, 2015 | No Comments

Doug Marlette (1949-2007) was a gifted political cartoonist who worked for the Atlanta Constitution for many years.  At one point in his career, he ran a powerful cartoon that has stuck with me for almost two decades.  The image in the cartoon was one of a soup kitchen for the homeless during a  holiday season.  […]

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It’s Not About Heaven Or Hell

By on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 | 9 Comments

Christianity is not ALL about avoiding hell or having a happy afterlife in heaven. In fact, it’s not even MOSTLY about those things. I do not think it is about these things much at all. The schema (organizing principle) of the Christianity is focused on the life we live here and now. It is focused […]

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You Were Created For MORE

By on Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 | No Comments

Before the foundation of the world, God created you to enjoy life in the Triune fellowship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.That fellowship – that Divine Dance – gives life wholeness, peace, and passion. Unfortunately we often try to find those gifts in other places…… …in a spouse, …from a child, …from a parent, […]

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Loved – sermon video and manuscript

By on Monday, August 18th, 2014 | No Comments

Are their boundaries to God’s grace or limits to God’s love? Click To Tweet Preached August 17, 2014, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. , this sermons asks and answered the rhetoricakl questions:  “Are their boundaries to God’s grace?  Are there limits to God’s love?” We’ll find out answer in the God revealed in Jesus […]

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Adoption

By on Monday, July 21st, 2014 | No Comments

Preached on July 20, 2014, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. , by Dr. Bill Nieporte, this sermon is based on Romans 8:12-17 and is titled, simply:  Adoption This message explores one of the Apostle Paul’s favorite concepts for describing our inclusion into the life of God – the concept of Adoption.  But […]

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Heaven Can Wait

By on Sunday, June 8th, 2014 | No Comments

The sermon below was preached on May 25, 2014, by Dr. Bill Nieporte, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA.  You can watch the video and/or read the manuscript below. Whenever you visit a blog, be kind to the blog publisher.  If you find a post helpful, inspirational, or even a bit controversial, PLEASE SHARE […]

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Find Peace

By on Monday, April 28th, 2014 | No Comments

When I began preparing this sermon, I gave it the titled:  FINDING PEACE.   The thought was that the text (John 20:19-31) offered clues for our fearful and distraught people could find peace in Jesus Christ.  The problem was that this approach to the text made peace a commodity of sorts – something that we had […]

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Religion Addiction

By on Monday, March 17th, 2014 | No Comments

Religion Addiction Scripture Lesson: John 3:1-17 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing […]

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Don’t Just Do Something, STAND THERE! (Video Sermon)

By on Monday, March 3rd, 2014 | No Comments

The sermon below was preached on March 2, 2014, by Dr. Bill Nieporte, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA.  You can watch the video below.   You may also visit the church website at http://www.pattersonavenuebaptist.com to watch this video, listen to the MP3, and  subscribe to our weekly podcast. CHURCH PEOPLE have a tendency to […]

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