How Do You Explain That?

Sermon delivered by Howard Batson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Amarillo, T.X., on October 4 2009. Acts 2: 14-41 Whenever we experience a cataclysmic event, we want someone, somehow, to put context to what we’ve experienced.  We want the person with the most...

The Call and Challenges of the Church

  This sermon was prepared by Wendell Griffen, pastor of the NewMillenniumChurch in Little Rock, Ark., on September 27, 2009. Genesis 12; Acts 1:1-14 Beginning today and for the next several weeks, I will preach a series of sermons centered on the followers of Jesus...

Weariness and Witness

This sermon was delivered by Wendell Griffen, pastor of the New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Ark., on August 16, 2009. Ephesians 5: 15-20. King David died. King Solomon ascended to power. Those words summarize the constant movement of humanity. Each generation is...

Jesus’ Call: Be Authentic Witnesses

In my last article, I described four misconceptions we often have about being Christian witnesses. As I stated, these are beliefs and methods that many well-meaning believers practice that, in my opinion, are misguided and do not authentically represent what it means...

Christ Among Us

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, M.O., on April 26, 2009. Luke 24: 36b-48. To continue from our post-resurrection scene last week invites us to think further about what it meant for Jesus to come live in our midst....