Every empire, ancient or modern, keeps preaching the same old gospel of scarcity. And tenants and owners keep fighting to see who can hoard the most. Jesus preaches the gospel of God’s abundance. And he offers us a corrective. The fruit the tenants refused to share becomes the fruit Christ insists we place on the table. We are invited to a table where bread, and fruit, and life are shared rather than hoarded.
Helping Churches Thrive
Starting in October 2026, Millbrook Baptist Church is embarking on a year-long journey alongside a cohort of congregations across North Carolina in Helping Churches Thrive, a ministry initiative of The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina. Together, we will explore seven defining characteristics of a thriving congregation, one each month, through worship, congregational conversations, small group engagement, and more. This isn’t a program handed down from the outside; it’s an invitation from within our own community to ask a meaningful question together: What does it look like for Millbrook to truly thrive? We believe every voice matters, and we hope you’ll bring yours to the conversation.
Not Fair. Thank Goodness!
I believe, I faith, I know that each of us are given value and made whole in the presence of our Maker. Nothing can change that. Whether we labor twelve hours or one. Whether we arrive early or late. Whether we stand idle or employed. God’s is not a generosity given on our terms, but it’s absolutely a generosity I want to claim.
God’s economy is the one I want to live in. Even if Larry in Purchasing leaves early. Even if his TV is bigger. Even if his iPhone is newer and cooler. Even if he paid ten dollars less at the Holiday Inn. See, I’m counting on a grace whose sufficiency needn’t be measured, or proven, or balanced to make us whole.
What’s 10,000 Talents Between Friends
What’s 10,000 Talents Between Two Friends? Bob Stillerman Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9/13/2026 Matthew 18:21-35 Bulletin | Sermon Text Matthew 18:21-35 21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I […]
Longing for God’s Law
Longing for God’s Law Bob Stillerman Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9/6/2026 Psalm 119:33-40; Matthew 18:15-20 Bulletin | Sermon Text Psalm 119:33-40 119:33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end. 119:34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole […]
Not Your Ordinary Theophany
Not Your Ordinary Theophany Bob Stillerman Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 8/30/2026 Exodus 3:1-1 Bulletin | Sermon Text Exodus: 3:1-15 3:1 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to mount Horeb, the mountain of God. 3:2 There the angel of the […]