Author Archives: Clark Bunch

About Clark Bunch

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

Jesus is Concealed

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Clark Bunch

Christ is concealed in the Old Testament but revealed in the New. Advent is a journey. As we begin Advent and look toward Christmas, let’s go way back and begin at the beginning. Like, Genesis 3 in the Garden of … Continue reading →

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The Lord is Your Keeper

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Clark Bunch

Last week’s sermon from Psalm 100 was more of a traditional Thanksgiving type message. Psalm 121 is about who God is and what that means to us, for which we should be thankful.

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The Command to Give Thanks

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Clark Bunch

All of God’s commands are meant for our ultimate good. They steer us from evil and toward the God that loves us. He deserves our praise and it really is the least we can do.

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The Commandments

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Clark Bunch

Start by reading the list of 10 Commandments in Exodus 20. Then take a look at The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6. Then let us connect the dots.

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Body of Christ

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Clark Bunch

The image of the invisible God in which all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. The world was made by him and for him and in him all things exist. We will explore these ideas and more in … Continue reading →

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Eternity, Part 2

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Clark Bunch

God exists outside of time. Jesus stepped right into with us, along with all the other frailties of the human condition.

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Eternity

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Clark Bunch

God created time, which he exists outside of, and someday we will be right there with him.

Posted in sermon | Tagged creation week, Genesis 1, new heaven and earth, New Jerusalem, Revelation 21, time | Leave a comment

Confidence in God

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Clark Bunch

Finishing up 1st John. We are in Jesus, he is in the Father, this is the true God and eternal life.

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A Word from Tony Chester

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Clark Bunch

Following Doug Ledford’s retirement in May of this year, a search committee began the process of finding our next Director of Missions/Associational Missionary. Dr. Tony Chester officially started on September 15th after receiving a unanimous vote from all pastors and … Continue reading →

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Overcome the World

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Clark Bunch

We overcome the world through our faith, which is in Jesus the Christ, so it’s nothing we do but belief in what he has already done. The Father, Word and Spirit bear witness in heaven while the water, blood and … Continue reading →