• Dr. Ray Malone: It’s a Blessing to Follow the Leader

  09/07/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Dr. Ray Malone, director of human resources for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, began by pointing to the redundancy of the Scripture passage, noting such redundancy is a lesson God wants to get across. (Numbers 9:15-23)

• Mike Miller: Violence, Victims, and Vengeance: A Case Study of Abuse and Justice

  08/31/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Mike Miller, senior pastor of Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville, contended the story of Shechem’s rape of Dinah, and her brothers’ and father’s response, is not the kind of story someone fabricating the Bible would include. (Genesis 34)

• Bruce Webb: Pick Up Your Harp and Sing!

  08/25/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Bruce Webb, senior pastor of The Woodlands First Baptist Church, spoke to the “dark and uncertain” circumstances in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal. (Psalm 137, Isaiah 9 & 11)

• Mark Kemp: Mercy and Grace

  08/18/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Mark Kemp, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Copperas Cove, encouraged his hearers to consider God’s attributes up close, rather than at a distance. (Hebrews 4:14-16)

• Steve Dominy: God Has the Last Word

  08/10/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Steve Dominy, Texas Baptist Area 8 Representative and interim pastor of Webb Baptist Church in Arlington, recounted Jesus’ restoration of Peter. (John 21:15-19)

• Truett Newton: The Call to Endurance

  08/03/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Truett Newton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Chilton, illustrates the endurance called for by the writer of Hebrews by recounting Martin Strel’s five Guinness World Record marks. (Hebrews 12)

• Mark Newton: God, We Need to Talk!

  07/29/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Mark Newton, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Lufkin, noted three levels of communication: frivolous, factual and feeling. (Psalm 13)

• Jordan Villanueva: Jesus: Part One

  07/20/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Jordan Villanueva, former lead pastor of Indian Hills Baptist Church in Grand Prairie and new instructor in the Howard Payne University School of Christian Studies, introduced a sermon series leading up to Easter during which “we’re just going to be talking about who Jesus is.” (Matthew 16:13-20)

• Pastor Oscar Epps Sr.: Can God Depend on You?

  07/13/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Pastor Oscar Epps Sr., senior pastor of Community Missionary Baptist Church in DeSoto, challenged his hearers with their personal responsibility to prove themselves dependable for God’s kingdom. (Luke 10:1-2)

• Dennis Wiles: The Passover

  07/06/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Dennis Wiles, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, ties the Book of Exodus to the creation account in Genesis. (Exodus 12)

• Reid Johnson: The Word in You

  06/30/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Reid Johnson, pastor of Colonial Hill Baptist Church in Snyder, recited Psalm 1 and called his hearers to meditate on God’s word.

• Sarah Becker: What Does God Do With Women?

  06/22/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Sarah Becker, children’s minister of First Baptist Church in Elm Mott, asked, “What does God do with women?” She answered the question through God’s interaction with women in Scripture.