Richmond's First Baptist Church

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.