What Generous Churches Look Like- Part 1

Sermon delivered by David Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Feb. 8, 2009. 1 Corinthians 8: 1-15 Let’s be honest ”this is a tough time to talk about financial stewardship! Every day we’re greeted with more bad news about our...

By What Authority?

Sermon delivered by David Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Feb. 1, 2009. Mark 1: 21-28 If you have a mother, or are a mother, chances are good that you have heard or used the following phrases many times: Make sure you wear clean...

Source of Strength

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, M.O., on Feb. 8, 2009. Mark 1:29-39 Mark’s gospel is fast paced. It’s quick and as readers trying to keep our eyes on Jesus, we must stay alert. So it is in this reading....

Know Jesus: I am the Truth

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2009. John 18:37-39 This passage is typically associated with Holy Week, the week leading up to the crucifixion and death of Jesus but we thank Pilate for helping us focus our...

Know Jesus: I am the Way

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., on Feb. 1, 2009. Acts 9:1-2 After 9/11, I went to a ministers’ conference in San Diego. The conference was about how to conduct ministry in the 21st Century. Having survived airport...

When Jesus Doesn’t Respond

Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, Ark., on Feb. 8, 2009. Isaiah 40:21-31; Mark 1:29-39 As Jesus begins his public ministry, it has been fifteen hundred years since Moses. There has not been a prophet in the land “...