From a Nobody to a Somebody

A sermon, by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10 I don’t know the plans Jeremiah had for his future, but I am confident they did not include a forty year career as a prophet. So startled was he when he received...

On the Road with Jesus: Not Peace but a Sword

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., August 18, 2013 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:49-56  “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and...

Loosening the Bow

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17 August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29 In preaching, ministers pick and choose about how to tackle the text. We make...

Promises to Keep

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. August 25, 2013 – A Centennial Sermon – Genesis 17:1-7; Romans 4:13-21 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him…” “When Abram was...

The Unshakeable Kingdom

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on August 25, 2013. Hebrews 12:18-29 The day was Tuesday, August 23, 2011.  The time, 1:51 pm.  I was at Farmville Baptist Church with a group of ministers in a meeting.  All of a...