Richmond's First Baptist Church

Jim Somerville: "Why is it that some people who have been Christians for years seem to be so little different than they were at the beginning? What is the secret to real and lasting transformation?"

The third in Dr. Jim Somerville's Journey to the Cross series, "No One Stays the Same", from Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

Jim Somerville: "Have you ever felt stuck? Same old life, same old rut, same old routine? Have you ever wanted to kick down the barn door and break free from all of that but just didn't have the courage to do it?"

The second in Dr. Jim Somerville's Lenten sermon series, "Everything Must Change", from Sunday, March 12, 2017.

Jim Somerville: "How much time do we spend on appearance, achievement, and affluence? Can we ever have enough? Throughout this process, we fall farther and farther into the world of separation and alienation, comparison and judgment, of self and others..."

The second in Dr. Jim Somerville's Journey to the Cross series, "No One Stays the Same", from Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, March 5, 2017. Questions asked include, "Can you be Buddhist and Christian at the same time?", "How did Peter, James, and John know it was Moses and Elijah with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration?", and "What was it Peter wanted to build up there -- a shelter or an altar?" (Please note, this is a partial recording.)

Jim Somerville: "Why is it that heaven isn't enough for us? Why do we always want more, more, more, even if we have to risk everything to get it? The serpent was right -- Adam and Eve didn't die. But the serpent was right about another thing. Their eyes were opened..."

The first in Dr. Jim Somerville's Lenten sermon series, "Everything Must Change", from Sunday, March 5, 2017.

Jim Somerville: "We might need to ask ourselves, is there anything I'm doing that's keeping me from loving God? Is there anything I'm doing that's keeping me from loving others? If so, this would be the perfect time to give those things up."

The first in Dr. Jim Somerville's Journey to the Cross series, "No One Stays the Same", from Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Jim Somerville: "Why is it that some people seem to think of the Ten Commandments as the 'Ten Suggestions?' ... In America these days there seems to be an almost ho-hum attitude about the things of God, about the Word of God. Someone will say, 'This is in the Bible,' and someone else will answer, 'So what?'"

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, February 26, 2017. Topics include two ways of being Christian, the definition of 'sin', Jesus' emphasis on the Kingdom of God, Paul's emphasis on being 'in Christ', whether Muslims are the 'Children of God', and who is eligible to receive communion.

Jim Somerville: "When it comes to our enemies, Jesus forbids us to hate them.  That would be fair. That would be giving them exactly what they have given us.  But Jesus isn't interested in fairness. He wants us to treat our enemies the same way our Heavenly Father has treated us -- he wants us to treat them graciously."

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, February 19, 2017. Topics include praying for the dead, the Holy Spirit vs. Christian Conscience, what happens to your soul when you die, the Day of Resurrection, the difference between faith and belief, divorce, evangelism, politics in church, and the Ten Commandments.