Author Archives: Clark Bunch

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About Clark Bunch

Pastor (Unity Baptist) author (God is Near) husband, father, blogger, coffee enthusiast.

The Law Does Not Produce Righteousness

Keeping the Law would please God but no one can do so perfectly. Circumcision, like baptism, should be an outward symbol of an inward change but the symbol is not the thing.

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God’s Righteous Judgement

As we get into Romans chapter 2 keep in mind that Paul is building a case. He is heading towards something, laying the groundwork now for a conclusion later. Only God can be a perfect, righteous judge.

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God’s Wrath toward Unrighteousness

We will exegete the second half of Romans 1, and also address the “cult of Paul” idea and say something about bully verses.

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Meet Paul

We are starting a series in the book of Romans. We begin with a little background on the Apostle Paul and why he writes churches letters.

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I Believe the Bible (and you should too)

In John 19, John cites four things that happened at the crucifixion which fulfill Old Testament prophecies. I recently heard someone question if one of those had actually been prophesied “or was John mistaken?” It should come as no surprise … Continue reading

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Preach like Jesus

Jesus didn’t speak softly and smile warmly like Mister Rogers. Sometimes he raised his voice, flipped over tables and more than once the people he spoke to picked up stones to throw at him. Jesus is God, a message that … Continue reading

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Why the Family?

On this Father’s Day we are looking at a text in Ephesians that addresses husbands, wives, children and offers instructions to fathers specifically. We are going to try to answer a larger question about why God gave us families.

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Cleaning the Archives

Just a friendly reminder: We mentioned a few weeks ago that some older sermons would be deleted to make room for new stuff. In the very early days of the website the “sermon” was posted as text. Here is an … Continue reading

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Rewards of the Faithful, Part 2

The Rewards of the Faithful looked at the Hebrews 11:1 definition of faith, the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen, and provided a few examples from the first 16 verses. This is the … Continue reading

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The Reward of the Faithful

Peter told those in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost they needed to believe Jesus was the Christ and had been raised from the dead. What about people in the Old Testament, were they saved based on keeping the Law … Continue reading

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