Save Us! Bob Stillerman Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, 10/27/2024 Mark 10:46-52 Bulletin | Sermon Text Mark 10:46-52 10:46 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, […]
Words for the Table
Words for the Table Bob Stillerman World Communion Sunday, 10/6/2024 Mark 10:2-16 Bulletin | Sermon Text Words for the Table I’d like to offer a few reminders before we engage this morning’s text from Mark’s gospel. The systems of this world have codified a set of laws, policies, and other mechanisms that seek to perpetuate […]
Receiving the Cup of Others
Receiving the Cup of Others Bob Stillerman Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9/29/2024 Mark 9:38-50 Sermon Text PDF | 92924 Bulletin Mark 9:38-50 9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.” 9:39 But Jesus said, “Do not […]
Why Do You Want to Be So Great?
Why Do You Want To Be So Great? Bob Stillerman Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9/22/2024 Mark 9:30-37 Sermon Text PDF Mark 9:30-37 9:30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it, 9:31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is […]
What’s With All the Sunshine?
What’s With All the Sunshine? Bob Stillerman Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, 9/15/2024 Psalm 19 Sermon Text |Worship Guide Psalm 19 19:1 The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. 19:2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. 19:3 There is no speech, nor are […]
Newer Possibilities
Let me start by offering two phrases for us to consider this morning: Scope of Work and Power of Conviction. Scope of Work is a set of expected and agreed-upon parameters for an endeavor that someone undertakes. Hey, Neighbor, do you think you could help me move next weekend? Hello, Mr. Contractor, do you think you could help me paint a small room?