Good Try, Peter!

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. August 10, 2014 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:22-33 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he...

One Truth at a Time: Newborn King

A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.  January 5, 2014 The Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the...

Signs and Dreams

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on December 19, 2010. Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Signs and dreams.  They’ve always been staples of Christmas.  And I suppose they always will.  Because of the advertising...

God’s Signs and Our Issues

A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on December 19, 2010. Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 We’re familiar with the expression “can’t see the forest for the trees.”  The lessons for the Fourth...

From the Hand to the Heart

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on December 5, 2010. Matthew 1:18-25 Have you ever been afraid of doing the right thing for the wrong reason?  Put another way, your outward behavior was the right choice, but inwardly...