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May 2012

May 15, 2012

“Friend of God’s”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

(This is the sermon of Pastor Bob's that I failed to get up this past...

May 06, 2012

“Pruning”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

One day he and I were out on Sid’s backyard and Sid was doing some...

April 2012

April 08, 2012

“Grab the Feet of Jesus”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"I’ll never forget the time when one man who was fairly new to the congregation...

April 01, 2012

“Fast Forward”: A Palm Sunday sermon by Pastor Bob

"It is all so wrong. This is not how the story should go. Betrayal, denial...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

“God So Loved the World”: A sermon by Pastor Bob

God so loved the world that he did for it, and for us, these six...

March 11, 2012

Cosmic Battle: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"No matter how enlightened we become, how educated, how affluent, how socially aware and self-reflective,...

March 04, 2012

An Immoderate God: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"We do not have long to live in this world. We don’t have the luxury...

February 2012

February 26, 2012

Temptation: A sermon by Pastor Bob

Perhaps the greatest temptation we face is that temptation that has been with us from...

February 19, 2012

Mountain Climbers: A sermon by Pastor Bob

"I invite you on such a journey, but know that it is not an easy...

February 05, 2012

Radical Witness: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"Basically, until Christ comes again---until the dead are raised, and the culmination of the Kingdom...

February 03, 2012

A Primer on Islam: History Behind the News (Lesson 4 of 6)

[Hi, all. John here. This is the fourth in a six-part series we're all extremely...

January 2012

January 29, 2012

An Unclean Spirit: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” The impure spirit shook the man...

January 15, 2012

“Come and See,” a sermon by Pastor Bob

"If you have wondered if there really can be meaning to this life, come and...

January 08, 2012

“We ARE the New Wine.” A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"If we focus only on the miracle of water becoming wine, we miss what is...

January 01, 2012

“Folded Into Time”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"As we begin this New Year, we are offered something wonderful. We are offered the...

December 2011

December 26, 2011

A Primer on Islam: Historical Outline (Lesson 3 of 6)

If you have made it this far into the lessons, then as Muslims are keen...

December 25, 2011

Outside the Inn: Pastor Bob’s Christmas Eve sermon

(Here's the sermon preached by pastor Bob last night. Wishing all of you the greatest...

December 18, 2011

Are You Listening?: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"Certainly, Elizabeth and Zechariah, and Mary and Joseph all had to look at their lives...

December 11, 2011

Who Are You?: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"And isn't that what God wants? For us to be successful? For our identity to...

December 04, 2011

“Prepare the Way”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"His master had been in the water for hours, his great arms taking hold of...

November 2011

November 27, 2011

“Keep Awake”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"If Christ is coming soon, why care about the environment? If Christ is coming soon,...

November 20, 2011

“He Made Us To Be a Kingdom”: A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday by Pastor Bob

"This morning I would like to suggest to you that our gospel reading is one...

November 12, 2011

“Fear of God”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"A salesman, driving on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night, had a...

November 06, 2011

“Caught in God’s Blessing: The Beatitudes”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

"As many of you may know, I was raised in a household that did not...

October 2011

October 30, 2011

“Freedom”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob on Reformation Sunday

Today is Reformation Sunday. It is not only a day when those who remember wear...

October 23, 2011

“Hungry God”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

But, I want to suggest to you that not only are we as humans, as...

October 21, 2011

A Primer On Islam: Groups, Sects and Shari’a (Lesson 2 of 6)

Welcome to this second lesson on my introduction to Islam. For the first lesson, I...

October 16, 2011

“Atheism?”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

"On the other hand, as I did experiments on radioactive decay, and measured the magnetic...

October 09, 2011

“Divorce”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

"There is no doubt that it would be better that no one divorced, that the...

October 02, 2011

“The Cornerstone”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

These are Pastor Bob's notes for the sermon he will deliver this morning. “THE CORNERSTONE”...