From Crying Stones to Sleeping Disciples

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Minister, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:39-46 It must have been quite a sight, Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem that Sunday.  From the images that have been burned into most of our memories from movies and...

Letting Go of the Past

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C. Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14 A young preacher was shocked to hear a well-known evangelist say, “I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life in the arms of another man’s wife.”...

The Lord Needs It

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. Isaiah 50:4-9a; Luke 19:28-40 The prophets always had an uneasy relationship with the city of Jerusalem. It was David’s city, the crown jewel of the people of God, the home of the temple...

The Sweet Scent of Gratitude and Encouragement

A sermon by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. John 12:1-8 I wonder what Mary had in mind for this expensive perfume. Was she keeping it for an emergency or to take care of her in her old age? It was, after all, worth over a year’s wages,...

Rubbish!

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. Fifth Sunday in Lent                                   Psalm 126:1-6; Philippians 3:4b-14 I’m not sure why this conversation has stuck with me all these years, but it has. It obviously...

Teach Us to Number Our Days: Six Days Before

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Fifth Sunday in Lent John 12:1-8 Today we conclude a Lenten sermon series called “Teach us to number our days,” based on a line from Psalm 90 where Moses says, “The days of our years are...