On the Road with Jesus: Not Peace but a Sword

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., August 18, 2013 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:49-56  “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and...

On the Road with Jesus: Have No Fear, Little Flock!

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. August 11, 2013 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:32-40  “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give...

On the Road with Jesus: The Poor Rich Fool

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., August 4, 2013 The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him,...

On the Road with Jesus: Praying Lessons

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., July 28, 2013 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 11:1-13 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John...