Sing With Joy

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on December 25, 2011. Christmas Day Psalm 98 Advent and Christmas must have been created for the sake of the artists. Poets, painters, writers, composers, sculptors and every...

God with Us

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on December 18, 2011. The Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:26-38 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27 The birth story of Jesus stands on its own. It serves as...

When God Came Down… A Departing Angel

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 18, 2011. Fourth Sunday in Advent Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Luke 1:26-38 I can hardly read a passage of scripture twice, even a familiar one, without finding something...

How Well Do You Handle Interruptions?

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on December 11, 2011. Luke 1:26-38 Mary had a lot on her mind, like most brides-in-waiting do. She was engaged to a fine man by the name of Joseph and planning a wedding.  There was a...

When God Came Down… Nots, Neithers, and Noes

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 11, 2011. Third Sunday in Advent Psalm 126:1-6; John 1:19-28 Suppose our church announced that we were going to have a Christmas pageant. If you chose to attend,...

Joyful Expectation

A sermon delivered by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville, Va., on December 11, 2011 Third Sunday in Advent Isaiah 61:1-4; 8-11 Today is the third Sunday of Advent, a Sunday that is focused on joy.  Joy seems to be a rare commodity in our world...