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Posts Tagged kingdom of God


Is the Kingdom of God Dependent on ME?

I spent a great deal of my early years in ministry trying to lead congregations to engage with me in actions that might BRING the Kingdom of God to earth.I would list all the particular VALUES of the Kingdom (my list included things like peacemaking, justice, feeding the hungry, loving enemies, etc.). Then I would […]

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Papa’s Good Pleasure

  August 11, 2013 sermon preached at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church NOTE: We do not need to earn, achieve, obtain, or warrant the “Kingdom of God.”  It is the pleasure of God (whom Jesus called Papa) to GIVE us the Kingdom.   Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You by: John […]

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Living Upside Down and Inside Out

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)

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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