Life in the Double Bind

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. July 21, 2013 Luke 10:38-42 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Psalm 52 This is a sibling story, a specialty in the Bible’s massive library of stories. Since...

The Hospitality of a Neighbor

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on July 14, 2013. Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is probably the most famous and familiar of Jesus’ parables.  We usually hear it as the story of a big-hearted person...

The Stories Behind the Prayers

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. July 14, 2013 Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14 E. P. J. Garrott, A. L. Aulick, Allen Hill Autry… do those names mean anything to you? They were the first pastors of this...

Goodness, For God’s Sake

A sermon by, Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. July 14, 2013 Luke 10:25-37 The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:15-28, Psalm 82 When the lists of “best books” for the last century are drawn, Cormac McCarthy shows...

Rooted in Community

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. July 7, 2013 Galatians 6:1-16 We’re celebrating our country this week, and there is so much to be grateful for in these United States. With all our imperfections, we Americans are still a...

On the Road with Jesus: The Mission of the Seventy

A sermon by, Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., July 7, 2013 The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Today we continue a series called “On the Road with Jesus” from a section of Luke’s Gospel where Jesus’ disciples...