November 2009 Newsletter
Dialog Nov 09
Dialog Nov 09
11-1-09 bulletin
Sermon for All Saints’, Sunday, November 1, 2009 First Baptist Church of Lewisburg
Isaiah 25: 6-9; Revelation 21: 1-6a; John 11: 32-44
Death
From 1959 to 1991 the movie “The Wizard of Oz” was shown annually on
television. This gave generations of kids, especially in the earliest decades when there was
much less competition for attention, a chance to know [...]
10-25-09 bulletin
Sermon for Sunday, October 25, 2009 First Baptist Church of Lewisburg
Sympathy
Job 42: 1-6, 10-17; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 10: 46-52
The last little bit of the Book of Job begins like this: “And the Lord restored the
fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends, and the Lord gave Job twice as much
as he had [...]
Sermon for Sunday, October 18, 2009 First Baptist Church of Lewisburg
Presume
Job 38: 1-7; Hebrews 5: 1-10; Mark 10: 35-45
When journalist Henry Stanley doffed his hat and said “Dr. Livingstone, I presume,”
he wasn’t saying, “Dr. Livingstone, I guess.” He knew it was Livingstone. Livingstone’s
servant had told him already. He used the word “presume” to indicate that [...]
10-18-09 bulletin
10-11-09 bulletin
Sermon for Sunday, October 11, 2009 First Baptist Church of Lewisburg
What You Have
Job 23: 1-9, 16-17; Hebrews 4: 12-16; Mark 10: 17-31
It’s a small city hospital, in the emergency room. An older woman has been brought
in with a stroke, and has been there for some hours. The family is gathered–husband, son,
other relatives–in a waiting room, [...]
10-4-09 bulletin