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PulpitBytesTM: March 2011
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Obstacles to Grace: Envy. 1 Samuel 18:5-9; James 3:13-18. March 30, 2011. Do you look good in green? Frederick Buechner calls envy “the consuming desire to have everybody as unsuccessful as you are.” Dorothy Sayers says, “Envy is the great leveller. If it cannot level things up, it will level things down.” Let’s look at how envy works. David” (1 Samuel 18:5-9). So where do we turn to be healed of our own evil eye? Always greener on t...
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PulpitBytesTM: October 2010
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Sunday, October 17, 2010. Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost. Now to the point. “Protecting our Children” is very important around here. But. That’s not everyone’s experience in church. Last week, Associated Baptist Press reported. Last month, Diana Garland, the dean of the Baylor University School of Social Work, revealed the results of a study. 8226; “We will maintain the highest ethical standards in all relationships. If we feel ourselves becomin...I know ...
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PulpitBytesTM: December 2010
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Sunday, December 19, 2010. The Fourth Sunday in Advent. Of a white Christmas.” “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my. 8221; “The whole world needs a Christmas. 8221; Have you ever noticed how often dreams and dreaming come up in Christmas songs? Dreams seem to come with the season, and this morning’s gospel lesson is no exception. In the world in which the New Testament was written, dreams were not interpreted. The gospel of Matthew has no interest in Jos...
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PulpitBytesTM: November 2010
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Monday, November 29, 2010. The Armor of Light. The First Sunday in Advent 2010. 8220;Coming soon,” the anthem says. “Coming soon.” “The night is far gone; the day is near,” said the apostle Paul. In the meantime, how do we “lead lives worthy of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:12)? 8221; That verse seemed to put a damper on her Christmas spirit, and that’s why she’ll remain nameless. A lot of people look at the religious life that way, don’t they? Paul calls it “...
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PulpitBytesTM: Born Again--To Love the World
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Sunday, July 12, 2015. Born Again- To Love the World. Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2015. First Baptist Church Asheville, NC. While at the same time God is distinct in three individual substances— hypostases. 8220;You must be born again” (John 3:7) and “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Those two verses are home base for proclaiming the g...Is profoundly Trini...
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PulpitBytesTM: June 2011
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Karl Rahner on "The Decisive Moment of My Life". Karl Rahner the existentialist (and a very baptist-sounding moment from a Catholic theologian):. From the chapter "God of My Prayer" in. South Bend, Ind.: St. Augustine's Press, 1999), p. 24. Posted by Jeff Rogers. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Harry F. Stoeckert (1926-2011). June 24, 2011. 8221; Or “I never forget anything I remember.” Or “Ruff-Ruff.”. 8221; the banker asked. “That...When Je...
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PulpitBytesTM: August 2011
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Monday, August 22, 2011. Sing Jesus to Me! August 21, 2011. Cedar Mountain, N.C. One afternoon a month or so ago, I was driving through Greenville when the voice of a three-year-old in a car seat behind me chimed out of the blue, “Sing Jesus to me, Daddy! 8221; “Sing Jesus to you? 8221; I asked. “Sing Jesus to me! 8221; he insisted. “How do I ‘sing Jesus’ to you? 8221; “The Bible song? 8221; I asked. “Yeah, that’s it! 8221; “loves me! 8221; “loves me! BellR...
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PulpitBytesTM: Pentecost Sermon at First Baptist Church, Asheville, NC
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Monday, July 06, 2015. Pentecost Sermon at First Baptist Church, Asheville, NC. In Their Own Language: What Does This Mean? May 24, 2015. Watch Sermon Excerpt Video. 8220;What does this mean? 8221; they said in Acts 2:12. “How is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 8221; they ask. “In our own language,” they say. She loves daisies. Was there at least one rose? 8221; I thought. “How I express my identity is my business, not theirs...If self...
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PulpitBytesTM: January 2011
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To the Glory of God and for the Common Good. Monday, January 31, 2011. Bread for the Journey: Loaves Abound! The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 2011. 8220;Wherever the road is turning, there is bread for the journey. Wherever God guides, God provides.”. 8220;Pass the Word around: Loaves abound! For the past several weeks, the primary focus of our stewardship emphasis has been on. This morning, our focus changes. 8220;Pass the Word around: Loaves abound! More than a fourth. World waste is the problem. Inste...
