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John Rowan Claypool Sermon Collection – Westminster Baptist Church

Northminster Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi

1976 - December

  • Emmanuel Is His Name, December 19, 1976
  • New Beginnings, December 12, 1976

1977 - January-June

  • Being and Doing Church, January 9, 1977
  • Birthday Wishes, May 1, 1977
  • Can a Person Change?, January 2, 1977
  • Creative Change Agents, February 13, 1977
  • Despair, Hope, and Easter, April 10, 1977
  • Faith: A Way of Knowing, January 16, 1977
  • Forgiveness as Event, May 15, 1977
  • Is God Personal?, March 13, 1977
  • Living Creatively with Change, April 17, 1977
  • Mobility, Loneliness, and the Church, March 20, 1977
  • Palm Sunday and the Bridegroom, April 3, 1977
  • Providing and Preparing, June 19, 1977
  • Seeing or Stereotyping, April 24, 1977
  • Sin, Identity, and Power, February 6, 1977
  • Stages Toward Spiritual Maturity, March 6, 1977
  • The Basis of Human Worth, June 26, 1977
  • The Choice is Always Ours, June 12, 1977
  • The Secret of Worship, January 30, 1977
  • Unfinished Business, May 8, 1977
  • What Can One Expect of God?, January 23, 1977
  • What Jesus Believes About You, May 29, 1977

1977 - July-December

  • After the Far Country, July 3, 1977
  • Authentic Christianity, November 13, 1977
  • Christmas and God's Reputation, December 18, 1977
  • Getting Ready for Christmas, November 27, 1977
  • Good God, Evil World: Why?, July 10, 1977
  • Gratitude and Coping, November 20, 1977
  • Learning to Forgive Ourselves, October 23, 1977
  • Letting John Get us Ready, December 4, 1977
  • Love to Spare, July 17, 1977
  • Our Work: Addition or Subtraction, September 4, 1977
  • Pain, Loving, and Not Loving, August 21, 1977
  • Servant Leaders in a Servant Church, September 25, 1977
  • The Challenges of Adolescence, September 18, 1977
  • The Challenges of Adulthood, October 2, 1977
  • The Challenges of Agedness, October 9, 1977
  • The Challenges of Childhood, September 11, 1977
  • The Light of the World, December 25, 1977
  • The Meaning of Money, November 6, 1977
  • The Power of Expectation, December 11, 1977
  • The Table and Our Perspective, October 16, 1977
  • What Should One Give God?, August 14, 1977
  • When Acceptance Is Healthy, August 7, 1977

1978 - January-June

  • A Package from Home, March 5, 1978
  • Affluence and Ministry, June 25, 1978
  • Be Here and Now, June 4, 1978
  • Channeling our Emotions, March 19, 1978
  • Diversity and Creativity, April 9, 1978
  • Dreams: A Forgotten Language, January 22, 1978
  • Easter and the Fear of Death, March 26, 1978
  • Free at Last, July 2, 1978
  • Living From and Living For, April 16, 1978
  • Saying Yes and Saying No, February 26, 1978
  • Seeing: A Many Splendored Thing, February 5, 1978
  • Sowing and Reaping: Warning and Promise, January 15, 1978
  • The Art of Contentment, May 21, 1978
  • The Courage to Venture, February 12, 1978
  • The Cross and Human Potential, March 12, 1978
  • The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved, May 7, 1978
  • The Ministry of Encouragement, January 8, 1978
  • The Power of the Word, February 19, 1978
  • The Significance of Pentecost, May 14, 1978
  • To Live Is to Improvise, June 11, 1978
  • What on Earth are You Doing?, January 29, 1978
  • When Your Moment Comes, April 2, 1978
  • Working Through Grief, May 28, 1978

1978 - July-December

  • Adjectives, Nouns, and Redemption, July 16, 1978
  • Claiming Your Place and Power, September 3, 1978
  • Copers, Choosers, and Changers, October 29, 1978
  • Coping with Fear, October 8, 1978
  • Growth in Grace, December 31, 1978
  • He Became What We Are, August 6, 1978
  • In Defense of the Innkeeper, December 17, 1978
  • It All Depends, August 27, 1978
  • Known by His Gratitude, October 1, 1978
  • Learning to Hope, July 23, 1978
  • Needs, Gifts, and Our Life Together, November 12, 1978
  • Our Shadow Selves, July 30, 1978
  • Release from Remorse, September 10, 1978
  • Surprise Is God's Other Name, December 3, 1978
  • Taking Up For Thomas, July 9, 1978
  • The Art of Caring, August 13, 1978
  • The Power of Gratitude, November 19, 1978
  • Walking Before Running Is Alright, November 26, 1978
  • Walking in the Light II, September 24, 1978
  • Walking in the Light, September 17, 1978
  • What Does God Really Do?, December 10, 1978
  • When God Becomes Tangible, December 24, 1978
  • Your Treasure and Your Creativity, October 15, 1978

1979 - January-June

  • Authentic Morality, January 7, 1979
  • Baptists in Crisis, June 24, 1979
  • Bearing One Another's Burdens, June 10, 1979
  • Children of God: Being or Becoming?, May 20, 1979
  • Courage and Death, May 27, 1979
  • Exile and Homecoming, March 25, 1979
  • Learning from Judas, February 4, 1979
  • Learning to Use Our Troubles, January 21, 1979
  • Love Is Something You Do, February 25, 1979
  • Oh, Say Can You See?, March 4, 1979
  • Palm Sunday and Heightened Responsibility, April 8, 1979
  • Responding Creatively to Evil, March 18, 1979
  • The Man Who Changed His Mind, February 11, 1979
  • The Problem of Our Power, January 28, 1979
  • The Secret Is Collaboration, March, 11, 1979
  • What Is Enough?, June 3, 1979
  • Who Are the Real Fools?, April 1, 1979

1979 - July-December

  • Asking and the God Who Already Knows, September 30, 1979
  • Caesar, God, and the Christian's Responsibility, July 1, 1979
  • Cellar Voices and Balcony People, September 23, 1979
  • Everlasting Mercy, September 16, 1979
  • God Is an Amateur, September 2, 1979
  • Ministry and Expectations, November 4, 1979
  • Nostalgia and Hope, October 21, 1979
  • The Blood of the Lamb, August 19, 1979
  • The Challenge of Awareness, August 5, 1979
  • The First Christmas, December 2, 1979
  • The First Christmas: Jesus, December 23, 1979
  • The First Christmas: Joseph, December 9, 1979
  • The First Christmas: Mary, December 16, 1979
  • The High Art of Appreciation, November 18, 1979
  • The Mystery of Goodness, August 26, 1979
  • The Things That Make for Peace, October 7, 1979
  • We Know In Part, December 30, 1979
  • Where Is the Lamb?, November 25, 1979
  • Who Am I?, September 9, 1979
  • Who Gives You Your Grade?, August 12, 1979
  • You Can't Have It All, October 28, 1979

1980 - January-June

  • A Father in Heaven, January 20, 1980
  • Easter and the Cultivation of Courage, April 6, 1980
  • Everything in God, God in Everything, May 18, 1980
  • Forgive Us our Trespasses, March 23, 1980
  • Hallowed By Thy Name, February 10, 1980
  • Hello and Goodbye, January 27, 1980
  • Lead Us and Deliver Us, March 30, 1980
  • Mothers of the Bible, May 11, 1980
  • Our Daily Bread, March 9, 1980
  • Our Task: Acceptance and Challenge, May 4, 1980
  • Simplicity, Complexity, and Our Present Crisis, January 6, 1980
  • The Lord's Prayer, January 13, 1980
  • The Peril and Promise of Suffering, April 20, 1980
  • The Service of Understanding, April 27, 1980
  • The Tie That Binds Us All, February 3, 1980
  • Thy Kingdom Come, February 24, 1980
  • Thy Will Be Done, March 2, 1980

1980 - August-December

  • An Imprisoned Sermon, December 28, 1980
  • Anxiety, Gratitude, and Trust, November 23, 1980
  • Christmas and Experiencing God, December 21, 1980
  • Clowns and High-wire Artists, October 12, 1980
  • Divine Tenacity and Human Freedom, September 14, 1980
  • Givers and Takers, November 9, 1980
  • Growing and the Gift of Repentance, August 31, 1980
  • Growing Up and Growing On, October 5, 1980
  • Light and Warmth: God's Gift, November 30, 1980
  • Light from an Unexpected Place, December 7, 1980
  • Neighborliness in the City, October 26, 1980
  • Problems, Compassion, and Hope, September 28, 1980
  • Slow Learners and Hope, September 7, 1980
  • The Compassion Challenge, November 16, 1980
  • What Is Morality?, November 2, 1980

1981 - January-June

  • Dealing With the Dirt, February 15, 1981
  • Death, Risk, and Confidence, May 31, 1981
  • God Has No Grandchildren, March 29, 1981
  • New Faces, Old Battles, June 7, 1981
  • Obstacles to Prayer, June 14, 1981
  • Playing One Hand, May 3, 1981
  • Pressing Toward the Mark, May 24, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Abraham, January 11, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: David, March 1, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Jacob, January 18, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Moses, January 25, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Samson, February 1, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Samuel, February 8, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Saul, February 22, 1981
  • Remembering Who We Are: Solomon, March 8, 1981
  • Reperceiving Compassionately, May 10, 1981
  • Simon Peter Revisited, January 4, 1981
  • Stoicism, Hope, and Easter, April 19, 1981
  • The Alchemy of God, March 22, 1981
  • The Use and Misuse of Power, June 28, 1981
  • What Do You Do With Your Guilt?, March 15, 1981

1981 - July

  • As You Go, Remember, July 19, 1981
  • Self-fulfilling Prophecies, July 5, 1981
  • What Is your Secret?, July 12, 1981

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