Richmond's First Baptist Church

Jim Somerville: "When I tell people that I was one of six boys they often say, 'Oh, your poor mother!' And I usually respond by saying, 'I don’t know. When she sat down at the supper table, with her husband at the other end and three boys down each side, she didn't look poor—she looked like the queen of the castle..."

Jim Somerville: "What if I told you I knew the secret of joy? Not the secret of life, mind you, and not the secret of happiness, but the secret of joy, which is an entirely different thing..."

Emma Potts: "[Philip] was in the midst of a very successful ministry, yet he came down a road that he didn't know where it was leading. He met a person who didn't look like him, yet he simply presented himself with an open spirit, and God was able to work through him. I pray to be that kind of Christian..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Pastor's Class" from Sunday, April 29, 2018.

Jim Somerville: "I notice in this passage that Jesus says 'every branch that does not bear fruit is cut off, and every branch that does bear fruit is pruned.' He's not talking about churches here: he's talking about people: he's talking about you and me. Each one of us is a branch connected in one way or another to the true vine..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon to the children from Sunday, April 29, 2018.

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Pastor's Class", from Sunday, April 22, 2018.

Jim Somerville: "Here at the end of this Beloved Gospel Jesus reveals what is most important to him—these sheep, these little lambs—all of those who hear his voice and follow him. He wants to make sure they are loved and cared for. He wants to make sure *you* are cared for..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon to the children from Sunday, April 22, 2018.

Charlotte Evans: "As we learn more about [Jesus], our thoughts and our behaviors change. Our lives become one of helping, healing, renewing, praying, praising, proclaiming, sharing, forgiving, and loving..."