Is It Time for an Honest and Candid Conversation?

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on February 26, 2012. Psalm 25:1-10 He made them laugh and elbow their neighbors with, of all things, a prayer. Pastor Joe Nelms was asked to have the opening prayer at a NASCAR race...

The Way of the Desert

A sermon delivered by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville, Va., on February 26, 2012. First Sunday in Lent Mark 1:9-13 I. Hate. Camping.  OK, that might be too strong of a statement.  I dislike camping.  If given the choice between camping and...

New Beginnings

A sermon delivered by Kathy Pickett, Pastor of Congregational Life, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on February 26, 2012. Genesis 9: 8-17 Psalm 25: 1-10, 1 Peter 3: 18-22, Mark 1: 9-15   The Lenten season began this past week, with Ash Wednesday, marking...

The Big Ask

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on February 19, 2012. 2 Kings 2:1-12 Many years ago when I was in college I worked as a student social worker one summer in the Kentucky State Hospital located outside my hometown of...

Do You Have a Mother-in-Law Story?

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on February 19, 2012. Mark 1:29-39 I had the finest mother-in-law a person could ever want. She was as good to me as my own mother. This is why mother-in-law jokes never appealed to...

Look and Listen!

A sermon delivered by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville, Va., on February 19, 2012. Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:2-9 Today is the last Sunday in the season of Epiphany in our church calendar.  As you recall, Epiphany is about the...