Category Archives: sermon

What’s On the Inside

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Clark Bunch

Remember those cartoons with a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, whispering things in the character’s ear? The struggle is real and it’s not on our shoulders.

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We have many benefits – resources, tools – that believers in the Old and New Testaments did not have. I don’t mean mass publication and internet access but God given benefits that we can and should use to advance the … Continue reading →

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More Benefits of the Spirit

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Clark Bunch

Let’s stay in Romans 8 and learn more benefits of the Spirit. And maybe talk about buttermilk biscuits at the end.

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Life in the Spirit

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Clark Bunch

We are in Christ, Christ is in us, the Spirit gives life and peace.

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The Day of Pentecost

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Clark Bunch

I have been sick this past week and spent a couple of days on bed rest. I’m 99% better but had to pace myself in order to get through the service without a coughing fit. The text is great and … Continue reading →

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The Ascension

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Clark Bunch

The last installment in our series on post-resurrection appearances of Jesus. Next week: Pentecost. This is the image referred to in the bulletin. You may have already seen this around. Thanks to the Robertson family and Unashamed Nation.

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Elizabeth and Mary, a Mother’s Day Sermon

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Clark Bunch

You don’t have to choose between honoring mothers on Mother’s Day and sharing the Gospel. Any message can and should begin with scripture and present the Gospel no matter happens in between. Elizabeth and Mary are not just characters in … Continue reading →

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Fish for Breakfast

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Clark Bunch

Eating fish at every meal wouldn’t seem strange if you were a fisherman by trade. They also fished all night so our breakfast was more like supper to them.

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Believing Thomas

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Clark Bunch

All the disciples had trouble believing Jesus was alive even after hearing from the women who went to the grave, the two men that met Jesus on the road to Emmaus, and remarkably after seeing Jesus himself. It is a … Continue reading →