Author Archives: Clark Bunch

About Clark Bunch

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

The Gospel of Sweet Tea

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Clark Bunch

Adding sugar to iced tea does not make sweet tea. If you want sweet tea you need to just throw that out and start over. Adding Jesus to a bitter life really can make life sweeter. Let’s look at the … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Plans 2018

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Clark Bunch

In the past I have preached a Memorial Day themed sermon but don’t plan on it this year. We will honor all men and women who served especially family members and friends of our church family. Then we will continue … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Red Sea

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Clark Bunch

There’s an old saying about being between a rock and a hard place. In Exodus 14, the children of Israel found themselves between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army led by an angry Pharaoh. This by God’s design as … Continue reading →

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Tenth Plague and Exodus

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Clark Bunch

It marked a new beginning for the children of Israel and a night they would always remember as solemn before God. Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged death of firstborn, Egypt, Exodus, Exodus 12, Hebrews, Israel, Israelites, Pharaoh, tenth plague | Leave a comment

God in the Burning Bush

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Clark Bunch

We often say “Moses and the Burning Bush” but I would like to focus on the fact that God was present. God told Jacob he would go down to Egypt with his family. God answered the cry of the Hebrews … Continue reading →

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God Knows

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Clark Bunch

We’ve spent the past couple of weeks looking at how Jacob and company got into Egypt. We being this morning, and it will awhile, considering how the children of Israel will leave Egypt. There can be no mistake in either … Continue reading →

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Easter is Coming Up

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Clark Bunch

If this is your first visit, click here to read the Pastor’s Welcome. We are just getting going well in our “God is Near” sermon series. We will take a break from that series for Palm Sunday on March 25th … Continue reading →

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Joseph’s Family Reunion

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Clark Bunch

Moving Jacob and his family to Egypt was part of God’s plan. God told Jacob not to fear going to Egypt for He would go with him and He would bring him up again. Joseph understood that what his brothers … Continue reading →

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Intro to Joseph

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Clark Bunch

When we look at the big picture, Joseph played a pivotal role in God’s plan. The descendants of Abraham would serve in a foreign land 400 years (per Genesis 15) then return to claim the land of Canaan. But Joseph … Continue reading →

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The God of Israel

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Clark Bunch

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob will eventually be the God of his people Israel. But this message is about God calling his servant Jacob and renaming him Israel.