C15: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
February 19, 2016
“Jesus told some wonderful stories, but the one in today’s Gospel reading, Luke 15:11-32, is perhaps his best-known and best-loved. It’s the parable of the Prodigal Son, and in so many ways it reveals the...
C13: The Second Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
January 28, 2016
Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and co-founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, begins today’s sermon on Luke 13:31-35 with a reference to “The Chronicles of Narnia,” by C.S. Lewis. “During some...
C09: The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2016)
January 21, 2016
“When did Jesus know who he really was?” Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday ponders this question in today’s sermon on Luke 4:14-21. Somerville describes...
C08: The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2016)
January 17, 2016
Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and co-founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, preaches a sermon from this Sunday’s Gospel lesson: John 2:1-11. In thinking about Jesus turning water into wine, Somerville...
C07: Baptism of the Lord, Year C (2016)
January 10, 2016
Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, preaches a sermon based on Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. All four gospels tell the story of Jesus’ baptism, but Luke’s...