Richmond's First Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Jim Somerville
First Baptist Church is working to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to Richmond, Virginia and beyond. We are a unique congregation where people from diverse cultural, ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds join together to put God’s love in action.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Richmond's First Baptist Church
A sermon by Dr. Jim Somerville
Can you imagine being thrown out of a party for wearing the wrong clothes? It happened in one of the stories Jesus told. Continuing in his sermon series titled, Jesus Taught what Jesus Learned, Dr. Jim Somerville preaches this sermon about that story.
Dr. Somerville takes a break this week from his 'When in Romans' sermon series to talk about a problem that everyone will recognize is happening in our country, and that is the fracturing of our society into like-minded communities of people who share similar ways of life, beliefs and politics. To do this as a church weakens the entire edifice, and Dr. Somerville uses Pauls words from 1 Corinthians 12 to encourage us by understanding that the body is strongest when it has all of it's various parts together. Society is as well when people come together in unity. Enjoy this timely message!
Dr. Somerville continues his 'When in Romans' sermon series today and he laments that often our culture has a very negative image of what a Christian is, and he offers some ways that we as Christians can counter that image. Listen in!
Dr. Somerville continues his summer sermon series today asks, "What did you bring to worship today?" It's a question that has been asked for thousands of years as people came to worship God, especially the Jews. And it's still a good one to ponder today as we are entering into worship each week. What are we bringing that can be an offering to God?
Dr. Somerville continues his When in Romans summer sermon series today tackling the topic of salvation, and what we feel we must do to save ourselves. This is one that will challenge and hopefully enlighten you as well. Listen in!
We know from Dr. Somerville's message last week that nothing can separate us from the love of God. And that's true, but what about the inevitable heartache, sorrow, or despair that we will experience in life? How do we explain them if God loves us so much? Or preacher today, Lynn Turner, has some words to encourage and inspire us. Listen in.
Dr. Somerville continues his 'When in Romans' sermon series today, and in it he asks, "Is there anything worse than death?" It's a thought provoking question and worth listening to the sermon to find out.
As Dr. Somerville continues his 'When in Romans' sermon series he emphasizes the point that Paul is making that through our baptism we become the 'children of God.' And as 'children of God' we stand to inherit every good thing God has to give. Though we now live in an imperfect world, we have the vision that one day all will be made right. It's a vision to hold on to. Enjoy hearing Dr. Somerville explain all of this and more.
Dr. Somerville returns to his 'When in Romans' sermon series today, and today continues talking about how to have peace with God. He speaks of a sponge as an illustration of how we can do that, so you'll want to listen in and see how he connects the two!
In Dr. Somerville's absence today Dr. Allison Collier brings us a message about soul rest. It's interesting that in really finding rest Jesus tells us that we need to take a yoke upon ourselves. That doesn't sound very restful, but once you listen to Dr. Colliers sermon today it will make perfect sense. Don't miss this wonderful message!
Dr. Somerville continues his "Buried with Christ" sermon series, and today he tells us that the way to truly find life is to lose it. Sounds like a contradiction, but listen in and it will soon make perfect sense.
Dr. Somerville is into the second week of his "When in Romans" sermon series, and this week he speaks of peace with God in the context of the recent news that the Southern Baptist Convention has voted to remove some member churches from the convention because of their stance on women being pastors. It's a powerful sermon!
Dr. Somerville starts a new sermon series today titled, "When in Romans." Paul is his primary topic today and he's trying to teach the Gentiles, and Jews as well, about righteousness. And he says it's not so much about keeping the law. It's more about faith!
Ever had trouble understanding the doctrine of the Trinity? Dr. Somerville breaks it down in his sermon today that may be just the catalyst for your comment, "Ah, now it get it!!" Listen in.
Dr. Somerville takes the voice of Peter today to give us a "First Person" look at the day of Pentecost. Listen in for an inspiring sermon!
Rev. Don Davidson is out guest preacher today. He tells us that in life we will have times of trials and troubles, they are unavoidable. But God is there for us, taking care of us as we look to him for strength. Listen in as he elaborates.
Dr. Somerville wraps up this sermon series with some final works from the Apostle John, and John is making the case for Jesus as the Comforter. Listen in.
Dr. Jim Somerville preaches that sometimes heaven is not a place, it's a person. A person you most want to be with.
Dr. Jim Somerville preaches that sometimes heaven is not a place, it's a person. A person you most want to be with.
This week Dr. Somerville uses the voice of the Apostle John, the Beloved Disciple, to deliver his message. And John uses the term 'Good Shepherd' to talk about Jesus and how he came to take care of us, not take advantage of us as thieves and robbers may. Jesus came that we might have life, and have it abundantly. Have you found abundant life through Jesus? Listen in if you need help finding that.
Dr. Somerville continues his Well-Remembered series, talking today about the experiences and memories of the two disciples that Jesus met on the road to Emmaus. They initially could not recognize Jesus, and when they did he vanished. Just as their eyes were closed to the reality of Jesus among them, could our eyes be closed to the reality of what God may be doing in the world today? Open our eyes Lord that we may see!
A lot of people call Thomas from the Bible, "Doubting Thomas." But what if he could tell his own story? Dr. Jim Somerville talks about that in this sermon.
Happy Easter. Dr. Somerville imagines a conference in the 1st century where some of the people how knew and loved Jesus best met to remember him several years after his ascension. What would people like mary Magdalene, Thomas and the two disciples who walked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus and John, say about him? Listen in for a very unique take on the Easter Story!
On this Palm Sunday, when we celebrate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, there is stall a sadness associated with the event. From the high of today, there will be the depths of human suffering and heartache by Friday. Palms or Passion - which is it? Listen and learn.
Dr. Somerville talks about the Valley of Dry Bones today, and uses the bones return to life and vitality as a possible way to describe a revitalizing of the church in America after it's years of slow decline. He makes some fascinating points, so this video is well worth a listen!
As Dr. Somerville continues his "Decisions, Decisions" sermon series he poses the question as to how you look at yourself and others, or maybe more importantly, how does God look at us and them. How should that affect our perspective in the matter? Listen in!
Dr. Somerville continues his preaching through the Old Testament, and today he is talking about the Israelites wandering in the wilderness, ready to stone Moses because they have no water to drink where they have stopped. God had provided manna and quail for them to eat, yet they still could not trust God to provide water for them and their livestock. How often do we lack faith and trust in God when he has so clearly provided for us in the past? Is the Lord Among Us or Not?
Today's sermon is all about trust in God, even when you don't know what life is going to throw at you. Abraham had to make a choice to trust God why he called him to leave his family and go to the place that God was going to show him. Perhaps you can relate even better to the story that Dr. Somerville shares about the time he had to trust when the rug had been pulled out from under his feet. Listen in!
Dr. Somerville starts a new sermon series today entitled, "Decision, Decisions." And he starts off with one of the most monumentous decisions in the history of mankind - the decision by Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit, the fruit that would give them the capacity for knowing good and evil. It's a good place to start in this series and he challenges us with some decisions that we have to make. Listen in!
Dr. Somerville introduced KOH2RVA (Kingdom of Heaven to Richmond, Virginia) shortly after he came to Richmond's First Baptist Church, and bringing KOH2RVA has been our church's mission ever since. In today's sermon he talks about such a time when the Kingdom of Heaven came to earth. It's a good sermon to listen to during these days when we feel that the Kingdom of Heaven is so far away.
Amanda Lott is our preacher today during Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching, by having a woman preach during the month of February. She's speaking today about anger, and Jesus' words in Matthew 5 when he speaks on this during the Sermon on the Mount.
Why would the first disciples drop everything that their lives were built upon to follow Jesus? That's hard for us to wrap our heads around these day, but listen in and Dr. Somerville might have some helpful insights that will help make more sense of their actions .
In his new sermon series, "Be curious, Not Judgmental," Dr. Somervilles ends the sermon with the question, "Where else would I be?" It is specifically referring to being here in church on Sunday morning, however the question can be viewed with a much deeper lens. Listen in to see how he arrives at his conclusions.
Today Dr. Somerville helps walk us across the brigde from the Christmas season into a new year. And today he wants us to remember the commitments that we've made in the past to friends, family and our church, and to consider renewing the covenants that we have made with them. Sure, a lot of things may have changed since we initially made those covenants, but today is a great day to remember why we made them in the first place and resolve to keep them strong in the future.
Dr. Somerville looks at how God uses human hears to fulfull his plan of salvation for the world. Listen in for a very unique take on a very familiar Christmas story.
We celebrate Christmas because it is something that we believe in. What if there is even more to the Christmas story than what we already believe, something we can't even imagine yet? Maybe there is even more joy in this season than we realize. Watch now to hear Dr. Somerville talk about this.
Dr. Somerville continues his Advent sermon series today, and he talks about a kingdom, at time when a perfect king shall reign and all shall be at peace. Can you imagine such a time and place? Do you believe that it could really be true? Listen in to hear and understand about such a place.
As we begin the Advent season Dr. Somerville talks about this being the season of expectancy. What are we expecting? Listen in as you begin your Advent journey this year.
Dr. Somerville concludes his "Learning As We Go" sermon series on Christ the King Sunday as he describes what the world would consider to the the most unlikely senario for a king to save the world. Listen in!
Today's sermon can be a downer, especially based on the passage from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus warns of wars and uprisings, earthquakes and famine. Where is the good news in such a passage!? Dr. Somerville digs a little deeper into the events of that time period and leaves us with a thought provoking question. Listen in to see if you can see the nugget of good news in there.
Will we be married or know our spouses in heaven? The Sadducees were asking Jesus a similar question trying to trip him up. Hear his answer and and why it might be important. Listen in!
Have you always felt that your life didn't quite measure up, that you were outside of the center of acceptance? If so, Dr. Somerville has some encouraging workds for you today. Listen in!
Today Dr. Somerville uses the analogy of parables as riddles to help us understand an important point that Jesus is making. You'll be glad you listened to this one!!
Depending on how you hear and define the word 'justice' will go a long way in determining how you view it when it's mentioned in the Bible, and it's mentioned a lot in there! Listen in as Dr. Somerville helps us hone in on what the Bible is saying when you read the word 'justice.'
Dr. Somerville turns his attention to day to the 10 lepers that Jesus healed. You know the story-only one came back to express his gratitude. There's power in gratitude, and today Dr. Somerville gives us a great look at just how much power there is. Listen in!
As Dr. Somerville continues his 'Learning as We Go' sermon series, today he talks about the apostles asking Jesus to increase their faith. Jesus' reply to them is rather odd, but maybe what he is saying is that they already have the faith, they just need to listen to him and live it. Listen in to an encouraging sermon!
Dr. Somerville continues his 'Learing as We Go' sermon series, and today he tackles the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. It's a subject that touches us all and can make us very uncomfortable, but it's one we need to pay attention to. Listen in!
Our guest preacher for today, John Upton, shares that there is a risk to giving the gift of love, but unless we take that risk we really can't let loose the love in the world which God wants us to give, and feel.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Learning as We Go" sermon series and he closes the sermon saying, "Maybe what we all really want is to be found!" What does he mean by that? Listen in for a very thought provoking sermon.
Our guest preacher, Dr. Paul Baxley, makes the case for our allegience to Jesus Christ after we have said the words at our baptisms, "Jesus Is Lord." Listen in!
Do you ever care too much about what other people think? Ever wonder what God thinks? Listen in to find out more!
Why is it sometimes we are so bound by habit or convention that we are unable to find joy and freedom in something totally unexpected? Listen is as Dr. Somerville has some encouraging words for those of us stuck in our lanes.
Dr. Somerville talks about crisis and how it is in these times we are forced to make decisions about what matters most. What in your life might be considered 'crisis' now and how do you think you will respond? Listen in!
Dr. Somerville begins a new sermon series today and the basic question that comes out of the sermon is, "In what or where to you store your treasure?" This is a compelling sermon, so listen in!
Dr. Somerville concludes his 'Building It as We Fly' sermon series today and uses the illustration of Michelangleo's statue of David to propose that it is what we take away in life, not what we add, that reveals the beauty that is inside. This one is well worth a listen!
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series, and his theme throughout the series is building a post-pandemic church. Today he had asked, "how we can be the kind of people Jesus would not be ashamed of?" Tune in to hear his thoughts.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series today and poses this question to the church; "Who is Jesus to us?" Listen if for a very thought provoking sermon.
Jim Somerville responds to a recent Facebook post on our church group page that addressed the issue of why people are leaving Church (talking about all churches in general) these days, and he helps us focus our vision on what we should be doing or how we should respond.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series and today he asks the question as to whether Christians should stand out from from the surrounding culture in ways that make it obvious that we are part of God's kingdom? Tune in for a very insightful answer.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series and one can almost hear him saying that freedom can only be found through submission. Tune in to see if that's possible and why we may want to live like that.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series, he has what may be some surprise answers to what freedom may look like to those who are following the leading of God's Holy Spirit. Listen is as he explains.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermons series, saying that once we are baptized we all become part of God's family and we can have a unity in that which transcends politics and all of the other issues that tend to divide us these days.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Building It as We Fly" sermon series and asks the question, "Is Jesus God?" Listen as he related the story of Saul's conversion to Paul to formulate an answer to this question.
Dr. Somerville begins a new sermons series today on Pentecost Sunday. His question is, "Where is the Holy Spirit moving today, and how might that moving help us build a post-pandemic church?"
Dr. Somerville concludes his 'Good News for Hard Times' sermon series with the words, "Come, Lord Jesus!"
Dr. Somerville continues his 'Good New for Hard Times' sermon series with the reminder that if we can keep our eyes fixed on the fact that one day God will make all thing new, and that in the end everything will be perfect.
Dr. Somerville continues his Good News for Hard Times sermon series and has a facinating take on how the book of Revelation is written in a style can can be compared to a secret code.
Dr. Somerville begins his Easter season sermon series from the book or Revelation and assures us that no matter how hard things may seem now, one day God is going to restore all things, and all will be made right.
Dr. Somerville concludes his Words Matter Sermon Series today. He encourages us to not be such gatekeepers that Jesus cannot enter our lives.
Dr. Somerville continues his Wednesday even Journey to the Cross "Remembering What We Already Know: homily series. © 2022 Jim Somerville
Dr. Jim Somerville continues his "Words Matter" sermon series today reflecting on the word 'Restored.' Often we are hard pressed to see how things broken, like lives, dreams, relationships, and more can be restored, but there is one who can make all things new-- the Lord!
Dr. Jim Somerville continues his Wednesday even Journey to the Cross homily series call "Remembering What We Already Know." Tonight he talks about "There is a Purpose to Your Being."
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Dr. Somerville continues his Wednesday even Journey to the Cross "Remembering What We Already Know: homily series. © 2022 Jim Somerville
Dr. Jim Somerville talks about the differences between forgive and forgiven and the peace and happiness that comes with forgiveness.
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Dr. Jim Somerville continues his "Words Matter" sermon series talking about how to find satsifaction with God.
Remembering What We Already Know: God Loves the World
March 16, 2022
Dr. Jim Somerville
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Dr. Jim Somerville continues his 'Words Matter' sermon series talking about Light. When life is difficult and things are their darkest, we long for the morning light-a time when things will be better. Dr. Somerville offers us encouragement here that the morning will come!
Shelter is important, but often it's temporal. Dr. Somerville is going to talk about a shelter that nothing can destroy.
On Ash Wednesday Dr. Somerville begins his Lenten sermon series titled, "Words Matter." Tonight the first word is "wash."
Dr. Somerville finishes his "Truth" sermon series talking about light. In our lives we have direct light and reflected light. Listen in as he describes the differences and how they point us to the truth about God.
Continuing his "Truth" sermon series, Dr. Somerville shares that in a TED talk by Karen Armstrong, she says that religion is not about beliving things but is about behaving differently. With that in mind, how we treat those who are different from us takes on a whole new meaning. Listen in...
Dr. Somerville continues his "Truth" sermon series and today he is comparing the different ways that Matthew and Luke mention "Blessed are the poor in spirit" vs "Blessed are you who are poor," and how that can change the way we approach rich and poor.
Ruth Szucs is our Martha Stearns Marshall preacher for February 2022. As she shares her story of coming to faith, she strongly relates to Peter's relationship relationship with Jesus. His relationship to Jesus was, and our relationships with Jesus can be adventures that are meant to be lived and embraced. May it be so for you today.
Dr. Jim Somerville continues his "Truth" sermon series by preaching form Luke 4, where Jesus is visiting in his hometown synagague. What he has to say doesn't get quite the reception that one might think he would. Listen in and see why.
Dr. Jim Somerville continues his sermon series on "Truth," and he shares about Jesus in his hometown synagogue proclaiming that the word of God from the Torah he had just read had been "fulfilled in your hearing." God is still speaking today. Are we still listening?
Continuing his "Truth" series, Dr. Somerville delves into Jesus' first miracle, changing water into wine. How does this teach us about truth? Enjoy your listen, and ponder what we can learn about the nature of God through this.
This is the second of Dr. Somerville's sermon series on Truth. A lot of how you perceive truth is dependent on your perception and understanding of God. Once you understand that better, you can begin to understand the truth that Jesus gives us.
Dr. Somerville begins a new sermon series today titled "Searching for Truth". Today, as throughout history, people are searching for truth, and with so many voices from so many places coming at us today it can be hard to know what is truth these days. In his sermon here Dr. Somerville offers some ways to know where truth can be found.
Robert Thompson preaches about the differences between Helpless Love and Hopeless Love.
Dr. Somerville concludes his Advent Sermon Series talking about love. It's Love that came at Christmas, in the form of a baby called Jesus, who was the incarnation Love and the incarnation of God.
Dr. Somerville continues his "Advent Treasures" sermon today preaching about joy. Sometimes it sneaks up on us, and sometimes we see it coming a long way off, but regardless joy is there in so much of life. In this season especially let's find joy and act on it too. There's more than enough to just hoard it; we need to share it!
Justin Pierson preaches the second of four Advent Treasures sermons during our Advent season. He focuses on peace today, asking us what we would consider peace to be and then exploring how Jesus birth and peace relate to one another.
Dr. Somerville begins and Advent sermon series entitled, "Advent Treasures." Today he talks about hope. And more specifically our hope in the return one day of Jesus.
Dr. Jim Somerville brings an encouraging Thanksgiving message. The past couple of years have been difficult navigating the effects of the virus, but we are coming out of that time and we have so much to be thankful for as life slowly returns to normal.
Dr. Somerville finishes this "Faith of Our Mothers" sermon series talking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Did she know what she was getting into when she said "Yes" to the angel Gabriel? How could she, but by faith she did say "Yes", and the course of the world was changed because of it. What is your yes?
Dr. Jim Somerville continues the "Faith of Our Mothers" series, Today he talks about Hannah today, and how she is able to trust God, even when all those around her are saying she is childless because of her sin. Listen and see how God works through Hannah.
Dr. Somerville preaches the second of the four part series entitled, "Faith of our Mothers." Today he talks about Naomi, and how she, through difficult circumstances is able to arrange for Ruth's provision. And through that the stage is set for the future appearance of King David, and eventually Jesus.
Dr. Allison Collier preaches today, and begins our latest sermon series entitled, "Faith of our Mothers." Today she starts that series talking about Ruth, a woman who had some difficult choices to make, and didn't back down in the face of adversity.
Jim Somerville wraps up his 'Following the Rules" sermon series with a sermon focusing on the distinctions between being cured from some affliction and being healed, and how it is important to understand the distinction between the two.
Dr. Jim Somerville says that the way of following Jesus will often be filled with humility, suffering, being baptized by fire and almost never looks like success, but on the other side of it all there is new life.
If you knew that somewhere in your future, there was a moment that would change your life forever, would you seize it?
Jesus is known for "upsetting the apple cart" when it came to how the Pharisees viewed God's rules as set forth in the Old Testament. In fact he was setting new rules based on how God truly intends for us to live and relate with others.
Dr. Jim Somerville preaches about the fact that we are divided in so many ways in our nation, whether that be politically, religiously, culturally or in other ways, and specifically how that relates to how we are trying to bring the kingdom of heaven to earth. But maybe, Dr. Somerville says, we are just doing things differently than others may do them. We should be careful that we are not making enemies of them when the real enemy may be within us. Jesus is telling us that "Whoever is not against us is for us."
Dr. Jim Somerville continues his sermon series entitled "Letting the Outsiders in." Today he talks about children, how Jesus welcomed the little children, called them the 'least of these', and warned people about leading them astray. He lists a series of characteristics of children that we would be good to emulate.
Dr. Jim Somerville talks about reasons that people outside of the church (not-members) are hesitant to come or visit our church, and offers some ideas about how we are a place that they should want to plug into.
Jim Somerville tackles a difficult saying that Jesus uttered to a Syrophoenician woman who had asked him to heal her daughter.
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In his fifth sermon from the "Bread of Life" series, Dr. Jim Somerville talks about what went wrong when Jesus preached to 5,000 people that dwindled to twelve disciples.
In his fourth sermon from the "Bread of Life" series, Dr. Jim Somerville talks about the living bread that came down from heaven, and the promise that anyone who eats this bread will live forever.
John 6:51-58
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In the third sermon from his Bread of Life series, Pastor Jim Somerville shifts the bread theme from physical bread to spiritual bread, based on Jesus saying in John, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever." John 6:35, 41-51
August 8, 2021
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In the second sermon in his Bread of Life series, Pastor Jim Somerville extends an invitation to become more and more like Jesus and to be truly satisfied as we take Him in as The Bread of Life.
"Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.'” - John 6:24-35
August 1, 2021
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As Dr. Somerville begins his five week Bread of Life series, he challenges us today to consider that though we can think our resources or gifts are few, in his hands they can be multiplied far beyond our imagination. Miracles can happen
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him he said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” Philip answered him, “Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”
July 25, 2021
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Pastoral Resident Justin Pierson's sermon from the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 27, 2021.
Pastoral Resident Justin Pierson's sermon from the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021.
Introduction and prayer for Stations of the Cross 2021 at Richmond's First Baptist Church.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 7, 2021.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, January 31, 2021.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 24, 2021.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 17, 2021.
Pastoral resident Justin Pierson's sermon from the Second Sunday After Christmas Day, January 3, 2021.
The fourth in Dr. Jim Somerville's Advent sermon series, "Waiting for a Miracle", from the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, 2020.
The third in Dr. Jim Somerville's Advent sermon series, "Waiting for a Miracle", from the Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 2020.
The second in Dr. Jim Somerville's Advent sermon series, "Waiting for a Miracle", from the Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2020.
The first in Dr. Jim Somerville's Advent sermon series, "Waiting for a Miracle", from the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 22, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, November 15, 2020.
Rev. Andy Berry's sermon from the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, November 8, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 11, 2020.
Guest preacher Dr. Brian Blount's sermon from the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 27, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 20, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 13, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 6, 2020.
Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon from the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 2020.
Jim Somerville: "On FaceTime, all we get is sight and sound. Two out of five senses are not nearly enough for the full apprehension of another person. We need to be with each other..."
Dr. Spencer and Dr. Somerville take on that beautiful passage from the end of Acts 2, where the newly baptized believers find themselves immersed in a rare kind of Christian fellowship.
Jim Somerville: "Last week I got a call from one of our members who was having trouble making a donation. She didn’t have a check book, so she couldn’t mail a check, but she did have a debit card..."
Dr. Spencer and Dr. Somerville take on that beautiful passage from the end of Acts 2 where the newly baptized believers find themselves immersed in a rare kind of Christian fellowship.
Jim Somerville: "Do you know how good it feels to be in your car headed to the beach? We were giddy with excitement..."