by Jim Somerville | May 2, 2013 | Opinion
I went to jail last Friday. It’s the fourth time I’ve done it on First Baptist of Richmond’s yearlong, every-member mission trip. I do it because I’m haunted by that verse from Matthew 25 where Jesus says, “I was in prison and you...
by Jim Somerville | Apr 25, 2013 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick...
by Jim Somerville | Apr 18, 2013 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-20 Today we continue an Easter season sermon series from the Book of Acts called “The Acts of an Easter People.” Last week we focused on Peter, who went from...
by Jim Somerville | Apr 11, 2013 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32 When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in...
by Jim Somerville | Apr 9, 2013 | Opinion
I spoke with someone yesterday whose brother belongs to an evangelical church and who sometimes goes from door to door with members of his congregation to talk to people about Jesus. Their approach is to knock on the door and ask whoever answers some version of this...
