The Way of Love

A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City Mo., on August 28, 2011. Romans 12:9-21 There’s nothing more irksome than someone who should be a person of integrity, a person we trust, being found out as a fraud. Occasionally we...

Taking Up for the Underdog

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on August 28, 2011. Exodus 3:1-15 Shepherds were not accustomed to hearing voices or seeing spectacular sights, except for the occasional shooting star. Theirs was a lonely,...

The Ulimate Sacrifice

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, First Baptist Church, pastor, Winston-Salem, N.C., on August 21, 2011.  Romans 12:1-8 As you may know, these days we are following the lectionary as we determine our scripture readings for worship on any given Sunday.  This is no...

Getting Serious: Loving God The Magnetic Personality

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on August 21, 2011 John 12:20-33 Morning Prayer: O God, we your children confess that we are still learning today.  We confess that we need your spirit to tutor us in our efforts to lay our...

Feet, Voices, Imagination

A sermon delivered byKathy Pickett, associate pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on August 21, 2011, in the ordination service for Kate Hanch. Isaiah 52: 7-10 I asked Kate Hanch why she chose this prophetic text for her ordination sermon, “It makes...