Be Doers and Not Hearers Only

A sermon delivered by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., on September 2, 2012. The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost James 1:17-27 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights,...

Let’s Start at the Beginning

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City Mo., on September 2, 2012. Genesis 1:1-25 We begin at the beginning… everything has a beginning, some point of origin, some place where the story begins. If you curiously follow a...

Worker Justice in the 21st Century Empire

A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on September 2, 2012. Exodus 1:6-14 6Then Joseph died, and all his brothers, and that whole generation. 7But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific; they multiplied and grew...

I Was Not Disobedient

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on August 26, 2012. Acts 26:9-23 Morning Prayer: We confess, our Father, that one of our greatest desires is to be useful to you and for your purposes on this earth.  We want to serve you but...

Great Expectations

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on August 26, 2012. John 6:56-69 Something was wrong, terribly wrong, and the disciples knew it. The crowds coming to see and hear Jesus, which had numbered in the thousands, were...

Lord’s Supper Meditation: Choose

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on August 26, 2012. Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-15; Ephesians 6:10-17 It is most appropriate that this morning, of all Sunday mornings, we read this familiar passage from Joshua. The...