Signs and Dreams

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 19, 2010. Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Signs and dreams.  They’ve always been staples of Christmas.  And I suppose they always will.  Because of the advertising...

The One

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 12, 2010. Matthew 11:2-11 Even people who aren’t movie fans have likely heard of the movie called, The Matrix.This 1999 blockbuster was not only enormously successful at...

Enduring Hope

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 5, 2010. Romans 15:1-13 This week I had the privilege of conducting Kathleen Sauve’s funeral.  As I prepared the meditation for the funeral, I began to think of different ways I...

Situational Awareness

A sermon delivered David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on November 14, 2010. Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 What would you say the following crime stories have in common? While investigating a purse-snatching, Brunswick, Georgia, detectives...

Heavenly Hypothetical

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on November 7, 2010. Luke 20:27-40 Even pastors have questions about heaven. For example, I wonder what it will be like when my step-mother (Betty) first meets my mother (Ann) in...