Matchmaker, Matchmaker

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on July 3, 2011 The Third Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Psalm 45:10-17; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30; Romans 7:15-25a How’s your summer reading? What do you...

The Root and the Fruit of Sin

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on June 26, 2011.   Genesis 3:1-6 Morning Prayer: O, Lord, our God, we pause in the midst of worship to ponder in silence your goodness to us for the many gifts that you have given us.  We...

You’re Welcome

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on June 26, 2011.               Lord’s Supper Meditation: Psalm 38:1-4, 15-18; Matthew 10:40-42 We who are followers of Jesus do not have a corner on being nice. In fact, some...

Unanswered Prayers

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on June 26, 2011. Psalm 13 What do you do when your prayers are unanswered? This question comes to my mind as I ponder the meaning of Psalm 13, one of the shortest in the...

God’s Great Welcome

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on June 26, 2011. The Second Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 10:40-42 Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23 There’s not a more intriguing word in church lingo than “welcome.”...

Turning the World Upside Down

A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, at Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Leadership Institute, Tampa, Florida on June 22, 2011.  “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.  Rejoice and...