Meditations for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on May 22, 2011. First Meditation Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:1-10 Recently I heard a retreat speaker named Robert Mulholland say something that stopped me in my tracks.  He said...

Making Christ Known

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on May 29, 2011. John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22 I can still remember the moment a group of us settled on a mission statement for our church.  I can’t tell you the day...

What I Learned From Cancer

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., May 22, 2011. Romans 8:28 Morning Prayer: O, Lord, we confess that we live in a world where your goodness and presence is easily hidden.  Like the psalmist, we sometimes wonder where you have...

May 21, 2011, And Why It Didn’t Happen

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on May 29, 2011. Matthew 24:42-46 Perhaps you first became aware of the apocalyptic prediction when you saw a billboard – here in Amarillo – which declared with full confidence that...

The Balance

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on May 29, 2011. Psalm 66:8-20; Acts 17:22-31 It didn’t take long for the early church to start establishing itself as an institution. Certain leaders, not the least of which...

Troubled Hearts

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on May 22, 2011.                        Psalm 31:1-5; John 14:1-14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” Do not let your hearts be troubled.” We hear these words just about...