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Bridges (sermon video and manuscript)

The sermon from September 28, 2015, at The Patterson Avenue Baptist Church is included in this blog post (both the video and the manuscript).   The sermon is titled:  “Bridges” and is based on Jesus words recorded in Mark 938-41. There are several links on this page to make such SHARING much easier. If the […]

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame (video sermon)

This post contains the video for the sermon from May 17, 2015, preached at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, VA.   You can also find an audio of this sermon by visiting the church website and subscribing to our podcast.  The sermon is titled:  “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” based on Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Whenever you visit […]

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The Faith of Flexbility (video and brief summary)

The Faith of Flexibility Sermon Series:  Take Your Foot Off The Brake And Get Your Life Moving From February 2, 2014 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church The Faith of Flexibility Text:  Matthew 4:18-21 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They […]

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Getting Off The Roundabout

Have you ever been stuck on a roundabout? I only know of one roundabout in the metro Richmond area, over near the White Oak Shopping Center, but there may be others. If you are unfamiliar with the term, a roundabout is a type of circular junction in which road traffic must travel in one direction […]

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Dealing With Sin(S)

The work of Christ  was aimed toward humankinds universal brokenness…not simply toward some laundry list of “sinS” that usually includes everything we don’t do (or hide the fact that we do). The cross aims toward our “SIN” (no ‘S’ at the end of the word). Those who make is a laundry list of “sinS” ARE (biblically) redefining […]

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Legacy

Every day in so many ways, we are trying to create our sense of value and worth. We engage in so many building plans to establish our Legacy. The message of the gospel is that our building programs mean nothing. God has establish His legacy in Christ – and we are included in that in Christ.

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Claiming Our Freedom

Image © Moe Photography | Flickr | Used under Creative Commons license. Americans Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and Sarah Shourd were hiking the Iraqi mountains in July 2009 when they were arrested for allegedly illegally crossing the border from Iraq to Iran. Sarah was released in 2010 after more than a year in solitary confinement. […]

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Blessing Discovery

A few years ago, an older friend lost his wife to a sudden, unexpected illness and death. He was overwhelmed with grief and wondered how he would go on living without her. One of their old friends phoned him when she first heard the news. She was living in Europe at the time and had […]

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Christmas is Not Your Birthday: Sermon Series

From Michael Slaughter… I stood before our congregation in the fall of 2004 and said, “I want you to have a slim Christmas this year . . . and whatever you spend on your family, bring an equal amount for hunger relief in the Sudan. Because Christmas is not your birthday; it’s Jesus’ birthday.” That […]

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Moment of Decision

Did Mary Want to Be Mary? Thirteen-year-old Mary, standing by the spring of Nazareth and listening to the sound of water bubbling forth from the rock, heard the words of the messenger, and she tried desperately to take it all in. Would she really be the mother of the Messiah? She was to be pregnant, […]

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