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Peter’s Sermon
Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost is recorded in Acts 2:14-36. It is the first “Christian message” in that it’s the first time the death, burial and resurrection were proclaimed. Peter explains that God’s Spirit is being poured out … Continue reading
Mother’s Day
I try hard not to preach the same sermon every year on any particular occasion. This year for Mother’s Day we looked at 3 biblical accounts of how mothers should be treated, by both children and grown children.
Acts 1 Sermon Series
Promise of the Father | Acts 1:1-5 | April 23, 2017 Promise of His Return | Acts 1:6-11 | April 30, 2017 Lesson of Matthias | Act 1:12-26 | May 7, 2017
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Tagged Acts 1, Apostles, ascention, Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Matthias, Son
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Why Did Jesus Come Out of the Tomb?
For Easter we looked at three reasons Jesus came out of the tomb. “Because he’s not dead” is on the list!
It’s Friday, Sunday’s Coming
We watched these at church last year and probably the year before. This website has a different audience with some overlap as my personal blog. I plan to watch these every year for as long as YouTube exists or until … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, D.M. Lockridge, Good Friday, It's Friday, Jesus, Sunday's Coming, the Passion, video
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Start Your New Beginning
Easter is this coming Sunday. People tend to think about church around Easter Sunday and Christmas time each year. You are certainly welcome to visit Unity Baptist Church anytime but we expect to have guests and first-time visitors on those … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, church, church services, Clark Bunch, Easter, Gospel, invitation, Jesus, Start your new beginning, Unity Baptist
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Palm Sunday
As Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the last time, an expectant crowd shouted “Hosannah!” and waved palm branches. Perhaps you are familiar with this story. But do you know why they shouted hosannah? Or what it means? And why were they … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Week, hosannah, Jerusalem, Jesus, John 12, Palm Sunday, triumphal entry, victory
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Parable of the Wicked Tenants
During the final days before his crucifixion, sometimes called Holy Week referring to the time between Palm Sunday and Easter, Jesus had some important last words for his followers. He also had a few sharply worded exchanges between himself and … Continue reading
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Tagged evil tenants, Holy Week, Jesus, Mark 12, parables, wicked tenants
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Sow Gospel Seeds
In Mark 4 Jesus shares some now well known parables about sowing and harvesting. Today we relate a couple of those to The Big Invite. Keep sowing Gospel seeds because some will find good soil, take root, and produce much … Continue reading
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Tagged Gospel, Jesus, Mark 4, parable of the growing seeds, parable of the seeds, parable of the sower, parables
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Jesus Prayed
Last week I asked “Will you pray?” In Luke 22, Jesus prayed the night he was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was the Son of God, incarnate deity himself robed in flesh, yet made it a regular habit … Continue reading
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Tagged drops of blood, Garden of Gethsamane, Jesus, Luke 22, prayer
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