The Worshiping Church: An Epiphany Sermon

Text: Matthew 2:1-12 I. What does it mean to be Christ’s Church?  Some churches are defined by the families who make up the congregation.  One story is of a church made up of the Tate family. Dick Tate was the patriarch of the family and had been a deacon for as long as anyone couldContinue reading “The Worshiping Church: An Epiphany Sermon”

A fresh look at the parable of the seeds

We Baptists love our sermons.  In our churches, the pulpit takes center stage.  We spend lots of money paying good preachers; and, for many churches, the sermons keep getting longer. The best sermons embody God’s Word.  More importantly, they encourage us to embody God’s Word in the world.  No wonder an old adage states thatContinue reading “A fresh look at the parable of the seeds”