Healer of My Soul

A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. Psalm 23; Acts 9:36-43 I remember a time when I often grew impatient listening to older people discuss their bodily ailments. During visits to my grandparents it seemed like we spent 60% of...

The Acts of an Easter People: Faithful Healing

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick...

When We Need Balm, Why Do We Choose Bombs?

I was raised attending a church that knew nothing of such innovations as extended session and children’s church. If you were a child at the Midway Baptist Church located four miles outside of Barnesville, Ga., on City Pond Road, you were promoted straight from...

Great Themes of the Bible: Forgiveness

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on January 6, 2013. Matthew 18:21-35  Meditation Text: To forgive another person from the heart is an act of liberation. We set that person free from the negative bonds that exist between us. ...