Great Themes of the Bible: Salvation

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on October 14, 2012. Luke 15:1-10 Morning Prayer: O God, our Father, we find comfort in the assurance that your kindness is loving and your mercy is tender.  How else could we cast ourselves...

Since My Youth

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on October 14, 2012. Psalm 90:12-17; Mark 10:17-31 We, you and I, may have more in common with the man in our story from Mark’s gospel than anyone else in all of scripture. You...

The Heart of the Gospel

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on October 14, 2012. Mark 10:17-31 This is a tough passage, and I wrestled with it every day last week. It contains one of the most demanding challenges found in the gospels, along...

Faith in the Dark

A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on October 14, 2012. Job 23:1-17 23Then Job answered: 2“Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning. 3Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I...

Job: a Righteous Man

A sermon delivered by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., on October 14, 2012. The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Today we continue a four-week journey through the Old Testament book of Job.  Last week I asked you to...

The Generosity of Faith

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on October 14, 2012. The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 10:17-31 Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16 It’s October and so it’s also the time for the League...