Strategic Moves

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on January 1, 2012. Galatians 4:4-7 Even though I am a father three times over, I’ll be the first to confess I am mystified by that miraculous nine-month process we call...

Let It Be

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 18, 2011. Luke 1:26-38; Romans 18:25-27 Growing up Baptist I had no idea how significant the “Annunciation” was in the Christian faith or the Christian Church.  The...

Meddlesome Messengers

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 11, 2011. Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; John 1:6-8, 19-28 I don’t like people who meddle.  And Lord knows, we have plenty of them! Years ago I was flying out of Atlanta back here...

The Way Home

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 4, 2011. Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 Lots of Christmases past still linger in my mind, but none more vividly than the Christmas of 1972.  I woke up...

The Shining

A sermon delivered by Dr. David M. Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on November 27, 2011. Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 It’s hard to imagine our planet earth without the sun.  We simply take it for granted that the sun will rise and fall every 24 hours,...