Jesus – The Fullness of God

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. July 21, 2013 Colossians 1:15-28 While growing up in Kentucky I remember the mixture of pride and embarrassment I felt in the 1960s when that brash boxing sensation from Louisville named...

Full of God’s Wisdom and Power

A sermon by David Hughes, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. July 14, 2013 Colossians 1:1-14 (Holding up a glass of water) And now for the proverbial question—is this glass of water half-full or half-empty? Because we’re in church we might all be inclined to...

On the Road with Jesus: Mary and Martha

On the Road with Jesus: Mary and Martha Richmond’s First Baptist Church, July 21, 2013 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister...

Life in the Double Bind

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. July 21, 2013 Luke 10:38-42 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Psalm 52 This is a sibling story, a specialty in the Bible’s massive library of stories. Since...

The Hospitality of a Neighbor

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on July 14, 2013. Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is probably the most famous and familiar of Jesus’ parables.  We usually hear it as the story of a big-hearted person...