After Christmas

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on December 30, 2012. Luke 2:21-24 Meditation Text: Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—and...

Becoming More & More of What We Already Are

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on December 28, 2012. The First Sunday after Christmas Luke 2:41-52 I Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17 Bearing the title of “the Holy Family” is a lot to live up...

Another Chance to Get It Right

A sermon delivered by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., on December 30, 2012. The First Sunday after Christmas Day Colossians 3:12-17 Well, here we are on the first Sunday after Christmas Day.  I’m happy to see you, and this year more than...

Christmas Lessons

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 30, 2012. 1 Samuel 2:18-26; Colossians 3:12-17 Thursday a week ago, Janet and I went to visit Leslie and James Godwin and their almost two-month-old twin boys...

Silence

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 24, 2012. Christmas Eve Luke 2:1-20 There’s a quietness that envelopes the land just about this time every  Christmas Eve. How does the song go? “There’s a quiet...

God With Us: Absurdity

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 23, 2012. Fourth Sunday in Advent Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55 If you are familiar at all with Jesus’ ministry, and the message he brought to the people whom he...