Stewards of the Story

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Fourth Sunday of Lent Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 In John Steinbeck’s wonderful book, Travels with Charley, he tells about attending an old country...

Guest at God’s Table

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Third Sunday of Lent Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8; I Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 One could sum up the bulk of what we know about Lent with the question:  What did you give up for...

Saying No In Order To Say Yes

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The First Sunday of Lent Luke 4:1-13 Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13 A few years back, two priests who were friends of mine and who served at our neighborhood...

The View from the Top

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. Transfiguration Sunday Luke 9:28-36 February 10, 2013 Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:3 Just prior to her fiftieth birthday, Julie Pennington-Russell, the pastor of First...

The Verbs of Our Calling

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10 February 3, 2013 Jeremiah heard the word of God when he was somewhere between a teenager and a young man. In our time we might say, “He’s old...