“Close Encounters: An Encounter with a Poor Widow”

Close Encounters: An Encounter with a Poor Widow First Baptist Richmond, November 17, 2024 The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 12:38-44 I have to admit: it’s hard to hear this

“Close Encounters: An Encounter with One of the Scribes”

An Encounter with One of the Scribes First Baptist Richmond, November 10, 2024 The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing

“Close Encounters: An Encounter with Blind Bartimaeus”

Close Encounters: An Encounter with Blind Bartimaeus First Baptist Richmond, October 27, 2024 The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost Mark 10:46-52 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples

“Close Encounters: An Encounter with James and John”

Close Encounters: An Encounter with James and John First Baptist Richmond, October 20, 2024 The Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost Mark 10:35-45 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came

“Close Encounters: An Encounter with a Rich Man”

Close Encounters: An Encounter with a Rich Man First Baptist Richmond, October 13, 2024 The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Mark 10:17-31 As he was setting out on a journey, a

“Close Encounters: An Encounter with the Pharisees”

Close Encounters: An Encounter with the Pharisees First Baptist Richmond, October 6, 2024 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 10:2-16 Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is

“Come Follow Me…or Not”

Mark 6:14-29 The Message 14 King Herod heard of all this, for by this time the name of Jesus was on everyone’s lips. He said, “This has to be John

“You Are the One: Mission Possible”

“Mission Possible” Mark 6: 1-13   It’s the middle of summer and I thought we might have a little fun today….  Do you remember Mission Impossible from the 60’s? There was

“A Conversation About Covenant: The New Covenant?”

The New Covenant? First Baptist Richmond, March 24, 2024 Mark 11:1-11 Those who went ahead [of Jesus] and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes

“Come and See”

“Come and See” Mark 9:2-9 Kathy Allen, MDiv Transfiguration Sunday February 11, 2024 Richmond’s First Baptist Church The conversation started around the dinner table when our two daughters were about