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Total Dependence

By on Monday, September 24th, 2012 | No Comments

Sunday’s sermon (September 23, 2012) at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church Based on Mark 9:30-37, this sermon begins with the question of Jesus to his disciples:  “What were you talking about along the way?” The disciple’s of Jesus were ashamed to answer, because they had been very self-centered in their conversations.  They had been debating who […]

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Gross Theology

By on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Sometimes we have some really Gross Theology – and it is fitting to say so. In fact, Jesus is the author of some really Gross Theology This sermon was preached at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday, September 2, 2012.  On this particular Sunday, I stood behind the table from which we celebrate Holy Communion.  […]

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Not Enough

By on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 | No Comments

We really don’t get it very often!  We really don’t get Jesus! We think Jesus was just some sort of event planner for our religious amusement. We think Jesus is just some guy we turn to for some sort of religious experiences. If that’s how we see Jesus, that’s just NOT ENOUGH! Jesus claimed to be much […]

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Do Not Fear, Only Believe

By on Friday, July 6th, 2012 | No Comments

Barbara Brown Taylor says that one of the lines in this passage (Mark 5:21-43) amount to Jesus shortest sermon.  I would suggest that they are not just his shortest sermon, but perhaps his best. Jesus says, “Do Not Fear, Only Believe!” One sentence  –  Five words  –  Two imperatives “Do not fear…”  AND “…only believe.” […]

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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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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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So, You’ve Had A Good Day – Inspired by Scripture and a Song by Sponge Bob Square Pants

By on Monday, February 6th, 2012 | No Comments

Sponge Bob Square Pants That’s right… sings a song that inspires a dream that shows up in today’s sermon. Preached on February 5, 2012, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, this sermon is titled “So, You’ve Had A Good Day!”  Or, as Sponge Bob Square Pants might sing, “It’s the Best Day Ever!” The text […]

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Confined: Christmas Sermon 2011 At Patterson Avenue Baptist, Richmond, Virginia

By on Monday, December 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Here’s the good news for this Christmas day: “Jesus Christ, the human Son of God, is born into this world captive to all the things that bind and restrict us. Then, in our place and on our behalf, he escapes one confinement after another. In the process he opens us up into an ever-increasing and irreversible freedom. Because of what he has accomplished – in life, death, and resurrection – we have been set free.

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