The Lord’s Prayer Urges Us to Focus on Common Good

Many years ago when we were trying to sell our house, a real estate agent gave us a long list of small things we could do to improve the house’s appeal to potential buyers.  One tip was to bake bread before a showing. “It makes a house smell like a...

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. July 28, 2013 Psalm 85:1-13; Luke 11:1-13 We don’t know the professions of all of Jesus’ disciples. The most notable, of course, were fishermen. That’s what Simon and Andrew, James and...

On the Road with Jesus: Praying Lessons

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., July 28, 2013 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 11:1-13 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John...

The Lord’s Prayer: Power, Now and Forever

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 1, 2012. Mark 15:33-41 Morning Prayer: O Loving God, you know both our deepest longings and what is best for us even when they are different.  Do not let us shrink back from the...