If I don’t have love

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C. February 3, 2013 1 Corinthians 13 Mark Twain used to say, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts I do understand.” No less than the...

Precious Gifts

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C. December 23 2012  Micah 5:2-5a; Philippians 4:4-7 Mother Teresa tells the story of being chastised by a fellow nun once as she ministered to people in Bangalore, India.   “Mother Teresa,”...

Tender Mercies

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C. December 9, 2012 Luke 1:57-80 Several days ago I made my annual trip up to our attic to bring down our Christmas decorations.  In our house that means walking down two flights of steps, and it...

Keep Calm and Carry On

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. December 2, 2012 Luke 21:25-36                        The summer of 1939 was a very scary time for Great Britain.  Nazi Germany was preparing to invade a number of European countries, including...

Two Gifts

A sermon by Howard Batson, First Baptist Church Amarillo, Tx. John 16:16-33 January 27, 2013 What is the greatest gift ever?  Let me throw out a few possibilities that might win the award. How about the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States.  The...

The Verbs of Our Calling

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10 February 3, 2013 Jeremiah heard the word of God when he was somewhere between a teenager and a young man. In our time we might say, “He’s old...