Rising Sign of Hope

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. April 6, 2014. John 11:1-45 This episode from the Gospel of John has often been called “The Raising of Lazarus.”  And yet, it is interesting that in the forty-five verses it takes to...

The Crossroads of Faith

A sermon by Bob Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. April 6, 2014 John 11:1-16 Communion Devotion Our attention this morning is drawn to one of the most gripping stories in the Fourth Gospel. Mary, Martha and Lazarus were some of Jesus’ dearest...

Taking Sin Seriously: Salvation

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. April 6, 2014 The Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-6 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of...

Seeing is Believing

A sermon by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx. John 20:1-18 April 6, 2014 “Seeing is believing.”  No, I’m not referring to the Elvis song, nor to the 1941 mystery novel by Carter Dickson.  “Seeing is believing,” I have discovered in recent...

What Jesus Said…About the Resurrection and the Life

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. April 6, 2014 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-10; John 11:1-45 Our story begins in a hospital sick-room. There are IV’s everywhere, nurses hovering, concerned voices speaking earnestly....