Opening the Gift of Christmas, Part III: Open Joy

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. December 15, 2013 The Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11 The people at Coca-Cola seem to think you can “Open Happiness” by popping the top off an ice-cold bottle of Coke, but...

What You Hear and See

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. December 15, 2013 Third Sunday in Advent Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11 “To the victors belong the spoils.” So it has always been, and so it was with Herod Antipater, who fortunately...

Peace

A sermon by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx. Luke 2:25-35 December 8, 2013 This Sunday’s is the second Sunday of Advent – peace.  The opposite of peace, of course, is war.  We are at war with ourselves, at war with God, at war with others –...

Paul’s Hallmark Thanksgiving Card

A sermon by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. November 24, 2013 Philippians 1:3-8 This morning our attention is drawn to the most personal letter Paul wrote. It was written to his friends at Philippi with whom Paul had a long and happy...

Thankful for this Kind of King

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. November 24, 2013 Christ the King Sunday Luke 23:33-43 Just a few hours ago, my daughter Catherine got up and went to church.  It’s not that she’s such an early riser; it’s that she’s in Scotland...

A Place of Peace

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. December 1, 2013. Isaiah 2:1-5 In Farmville, I had in our bedroom an overstuffed chair that Beth and I bought when we got married.  It is quite comfortable, and as you sink into its...