-
Dying to Live: A Sermon
Preached on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri. Click here to listen to the audio. Luke 9:18-27 We are launching a new sermon series today titled “Because of Christ, everything has changed.” This series is the second in a series of sermons related to our Setting Sail visioning process. Over the past two years we have prayed and dreamed together about what God is calling us to be and do and now we are launching out in faith and in the power of the Holy Spirit, setting sail in obedience and anticipation of God’s dreams…
-
Do For One
This is the sermon I shared on May 27, 2012, at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO Title: Do For One What You Wish You Could Do For Everyone Text: Mark 1:35-45 In 1998 in Fort Worth, Texas, Ron Hall, a white, wealthy art dealer met Denver Moore, a black, homeless drifter. Ron’s wife, Debbie, had convinced him to volunteer with her at the local homeless shelter, the Union Gospel Mission. This was way out of Ron’s comfort zone but his wife could be very persuasive so he went. As they served meals and visited with the homeless guests, they were…
-
Be Careful What You Wish For
First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri January 29, 2012 I Samuel 8:1-22 “Be Careful What You Wish for Cause You Just Might Get It” If you are a fan of the Wii game “Just Dance 2” than the title of this sermon may sound familiar. I would play part of the song for you this morning but I’m afraid a third of you would stand up and start doing the dance moves from the game. And while that might be incredibly entertaining for many of us and in some venues might be classified as charismatic worship, it probably isn’t entirely…
-
Isaiah 58 Sermon
Preached on February 6, 2011 at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO Empty Stomachs, Empty Worship Isaiah 58:1-12 If you’ve ever seen a Charlie Brown cartoon on TV, you are familiar with Charlie’s teacher, Mrs. Donovan. Whenever she talks in the cartoon all you hear is the “Waa –wa – waa – waa” sound of a trombone. Only by the responses of Charlie Brown and his beloved pals do we have any clue as to what the teacher is saying. I think of Charlie Brown’s teacher whenever I read this Isaiah passage and also when I think of 1 Corinthians…