Coppertop Sermons

You Da Man

Sermon preached August 2, 2009

Text: II Samuel 11:26-12:13a

Men are interesting creatures. On the Prairie Home Companion, the following story was shared (108). Eve, in the Garden of Eden, said to God, “I have a problem. It’s a beautiful garden, but I’m lonely and I’m sick of eating apples.” “Okay,” said God, I’ll

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Heel or Heal

Sermon preached July 19, 2009

Text: Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Thoughts about God vary widely. Here are a couple of notes to God penned by children. Thank you for the baby brother but what I wanted was a puppy. Joyce. Dear God, If you give me a genie lamp like Alladin I will give you

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Dance, Dance, Dance

Sermon preached July 12, 2009

Text: II Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Warning – the following story is rated PG-13. Now that I have your attention… You heard about the fundamental Christian preacher who spoke often against the evils of premarital sex – – – he was concerned it might lead to dancing.
The church

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Motown Sandwich

Sermon preached June 28, 2009

Text: Mark 5:21-43

One of the joys of life for me is the discovery of writings that move me – that stir my heart, my mind, my soul, my imagination. Last summer I read Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death and found it an incredibly rich work on human

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