First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC

 
501 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem
North Carolina 27101 336.722.2558
FAX: 336.725.1273
 
Affiliated with the
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

"A family of faith seeking to know Christ and make Him known."
   

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Sermons for 2010
August 29, 2010 "See You at the Top!"

 
August 8, 2010 "Resting Easy"

 
August 1, 2010 "The Triumph of Love"

 
July 25, 2010 "One Thing"

 
July 11, 2010 "Echo Chamber"

 
July 4, 2010 "Free At Last - To Serve"

 
June 20, 2010 "The Exorcist"

 
June 13, 2010 "Selling Yourself"

 
May 30, 2010 "Big"

 
May 23, 2010 "Fresh Air"

 
May 9, 2010 "Fear of Abandonment"

 
May 2, 2010 "The Good Sheperd"

 
March 14, 2010 "Coming Home"

 
April 18, 2010 "Time to Dance"

 
April 4, 2010 "While It Was Still Dark"

 
March 28, 2010 "A Friend in Need"

 
March 21, 2010 "Undue Public Affection"

 
March 7, 2010 "Sanctuary"

 
February 28, 2010 " The Great Paradox"

 
February 21, 2010 "Mighty Tempting"

 
February 14,2010 "Love Actually"

 
January 24, 2010 "God's Belongings"

 
January 17, 2010 "Signs"

 
January 10, 2010 "Precious"

 
January 2, 2010 "Our Covenant - Keeping the Fire Hot"

 
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Sermons for 2009
December 20, 2009 "Majestic Names"

 
December 13, 2009 Great Delight

 
December 6,2009 Charismatic

 
November 30, 2009 Visual Aids

 
November 15, 2009 Victory Dance!

 
November 9, 2009 What is the Future of Baptists?

 
October 25, 2009 What Baptist Believe

 
October 18, 2009 What's the Big Deal about being Baptist

 
October 4, 2009 Just Walk Across the Room - Living the Vision

 
September 27, 2009 Just Walk Across the Room - Telling Your Story

 
September 20, 2009 Just Walk Across the Room - Expanding the Circle

 
September 13, 2009 Just Walk Across the Room - Taking the Plunge

 
September 6, 2009 Level Ground

 
August 30, 2009 Hand in Glove with God

 
August 22, 2009 Invitation to a Journey

 
August 2, 2009 The Bread of Life

 
July 19, 2009 Sacred Rhythm

 
July 12, 2009 Calvin at 500

 
July 5, 2009 The Power of Ritual

 
June 14, 2009 Good Timing

 
May 31, 2009 The Day Lighting Struck

 
May 24, 2009 The Other Lord's Prayer

 
May 17, 2009 Upstairs, Downstairs

 
May 10, 2009 Fine Wine

 
May 3, 2009 Radical Respect

 
April 26, 2009 Opening Up

 
April 19, 2009 With Great Power

 
April 12, 2009 The Big Empty

 
March 29, 2009 Our Covenant: To Make An Impact On Others

 
March 22, 2009 The New Deal

 
March 15, 2009 Life Before Death

 
March 8, 2009 Choosing the Cross

 
March 1, 2009 Colorful Covenant

 
February 15, 2009 What Generous Churches Look Like - Part Two

 
February 8, 2009 What Generous Churches Look Like - Part One

 
February 1, 2009 By What Authority?

 
January 25, 2009 Who We Are - Our Vision

 
January 18, 2009 Who We Are - Our Core Values

 
January 11, 2009 Who We Are - Our Mission

 
January 4, 2009 Who We Are - Our Covenant

 
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Sermons for 2008
December 21, 2008 The Third Miracle

 
December 14, 2008 Christmas List

 
December 7 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still

 
November 30, 2008 Living Like You're Dying

 
November 16, 2008 Responding to the Economic Crisis - Choosing Faith Over Fear

 
November 2, 2008 From Skeletons to Saints

 
October 26, 2008 From Family to Community

 
October 19, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet - Bathsheba's Story

 
October 12, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet - Tamar's Story

 
October 5, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet: A Church Food Fight

 
September 21, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet - Dinah's Story

 
September 14, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet - Leah's Story

 
September 7, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet: Sarah & Hagar's Stories

 
August 31, 2008 Losing It

 
August 24, 2008 Life's Ultimate Question

 
August 17, 2008 A Mysterious Love - That Won't Let Go

 
August 3, 2008 Abundance Thinking

 
July 27, 2008 Secrets of the Kingdom

 
July 20, 2008 Rush to Judgment

 
June 29, 2008 Southern Hospitality

 
June 22, 2008 Straight Talk Express

 
June 15, 2008 Helping Jesus

 
June 8, 2008 Wounded Healer

 
May 25, 2008 Holding on in Hard Times

 
May 18, 2008 Trusting in God's Love

 
May 11, 2008 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

 
May 4, 2008 When Fear Sets In

 
April 20, 2008 Confession is Good for the Soul

 
April 13, 2008 Dwelling with God

 
March 30, 2008 The Lord Is My Shepherd

 
March 23, 2008 Easter Transformation

 
March 16, 2008 Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross

 
March 9, 2008 Stations of the Cross: Jesus is Stripped and Offered Wine to Drink

 
February 24, 2008 Stations of the Cross: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry The Cross

 
February 17, 2008 Stations of the Cross: Jesus Takes Up His Cross

 
February 10, 2008 Stations of the Cross: Jesus is Condemned to Death

 
January 27, 2008 Fanning the Flames

 
January 20, 2008 The Mighty Mite

 
January 13, 2008 Step by Step

 
January 6, 2008 Embracing the Mystery

 
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Sermons for 2007
December 23, 2007 With a Name Like That

 
December 16, 2007 The Real Deal

 
December 9, 2007 The Wilbur Force

 
December 2, 2007 Overflowing with Hope

 
November 25, 2007 Growth Spurt

 
November 18, 2007 Freeloading

 
November 11, 2007 From Renewal to Reconciliation

 
November 4, 2007 Where's Your Mind?

 
October 26, 2007 What's the Big Deal About the Bible?

 
October 21, 2007 Desperate Prayer by Pastor Jackson Senyonga

 
October 14, 2007 A Time for Renewal: Devoted to Prayer

 
October 7, 2007 A Time for Renewal: Can These Bones Live?

 
September 30, 2007 A Time for Searching: Does God Still Heal?

 
September 23, 2007 A Time for Searching: Why Does God Allow Evil?

 
September 16, 2007 A Time for Searching: Is Jesus the Only Way to God?

 
September 9, 2007 A Time for Searching: Does God Have A Plan for Me?

 
August 31, 2007 A Time for Searching: How Certain Can We Be?

 
August 19, 2007 Building Bridges Rather Than Barriers

 
August 12, 2007 Anger Management

 
August 5, 2007 Relational Rules for the Road

 
July 29, 2007 Letting Go of the Stones

 
July 22, 2007 Clothed for Community

 
July 15, 207 Lifting the Veil

 
July 8, 2007 All in the Family

 
June 17, 2007 Fellowship of the Mat

 
June 3, 2007 What the Spirit Did First

 
May 20, 2007 That They May Be One

 
May 6, 2007 Created for Community

 
April 15, 2007 The Furnace of Doubt

 
April 8, 2007 Remains of the Day

 
April 1, 2007 Missing the Moment

 
March 25, 2007 A Pleasing Aroma

 
March 18, 2007 Runaway

 
March 11, 2007 One More Chance

 
February 25, 2007 A New Shine

 
February 18, 2007 Edifice Complex

 
February 11, 2007 Roots and Wings

 
February 4, 2007 Floundering Over The Flounder

 
January 28, 2007 Seeking First God's Kingdom with Our Lives

 
January 24, 2007 Seeking First God's Kingdom with our Spiritual Gfits

 
January 14, 2007 Seeking First God's Kingdom with our Money

 
January 7, 2007 Seeking First God's Kingdon With Our Bodies

 
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Sermons for 2006
December 24, 2006 Christ Was Born - So What?

 
December 17, 2006 Christ Is Present - So What?

 
December 10, 2006 Christ Was Foretold - So What?

 
December 3, 2006 Christ is Returning - So What?

 
November 26, 2006 Christ is King - So What?

 
November 12, 2006 Moving Forward - Giving Our Best

 
November 5, 2006 Moving Forward - Penetrating our Community

 
October 29, 2006 Moving Forward - Reaching our Neighbors

 
October 22, 2006 Moving Forward - Developing our Faith

 
October 15, 2006 Moving Forward - Glorifying our God

 
October 1, 2006 Moving Forward - Celebrating Our Unity

 
September 24, 2006 Moving Forward - Reconstructing our Community

 
September 17, 2006 Moving Forward - Affirming our Future

 
September 10, 2006 Moving Forward - Remembering our Story

 
September 3, 2006 Moving Forward - Understanding our Times

 
August 13, 2006 God's Mysterious Ways

 
July 30, 2006 Desperate Housewife

 
July 9, 2006 Dreams and Nightmares

 
July 2, 2006 Putting Old Disputes Behind

 
June 18, 2006 Character School

 
June 11, 2006 Stairway to Heaven

 
May 28, 2006 The Blessing

 
May 7, 2006 An Answer to Prayer

 
April 23, 2006 The Test

 
April 16, 2006 Stranger than Fiction

 
April 9, 2006 Don't Cry Past Sunday

 
March 26, 2006 No Turning Back

 
March 19, 2006 Haggling With God

 
March 12, 2006 What a Laugh!

 
March 5, 2006 The Other Side of the Family

 
February 26, 2006 Cutting A Deal

 
February 19, 2006 Betting the Farm on God

 
February 12, 2006 A Failure to Communicate

 
February 5, 2006 Saved Through Water

 
January 29, 2006 East of Eden

 
January 22, 2006 Free Fall

 
January 15, 2006 A Marriage Made in Heaven - Almost!

 
January 8, 2006 Powerful Words

 
September 3, 2006 Moving Forward - Understanding our Times

 
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Sermons for 2005
December 25, 2005 Ordinary People

 
December 24, 2005 That Glorious Song of Old

 
December 18, 2005 There's Something About Mary

 
December 11, 2005 The Lion of Zion

 
December 4, 2005 Comfort Food

 
November 27, 2005 Hurry Up and Wait

 
November 20, 2005 Shout!

 
November 6, 2005 A Great Heritage...An even Greater Hope: Commit Wholeheartedly

 
October 20, 2005 A Great Heritage... An even Greater Hope: Give Sacrificially

 
October 23, 2005 A Great Heritage, An Even Greater Hope: Manage Wisely

 
October 16, 2005 A Greater Heritage... An even Greater Hope: Confess Freely

 
October 9, 2005 A Great Heritage, An Even Greater Hope: Advancing Courageously

 
October 2, 2005 Just Tall Tales? the Problem of an Imperfect Church

 
September 11, 2005 Christians are the Little People, the Hobbits of the World

 
September 25, 2005 "Just Tall Tales? - The Problem of an Invisible God"

 
September 18, 2005 Just Tall Tales - The Problem of Truth

 
September 4, 2005 Are Kingdom Tales Just Tall Tales?

 
August 21, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Final Fruit Inspection

 
August 14, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Which Way Will You Go?

 
July 31, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: God's Open Door Policy

 
July 24, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Sound Judgment

 
July 10, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Why Are You Worried?

 
July 3, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Spiritual Vision

 
June 12, 2005 THE GREATEST SERMON IN HISTORY: SOUND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

 
June 5, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Covert Fasting

 
May 29, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Covert Praying

 
May 8, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Covert Giving

 
April 24, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Preemptive Love

 
April 17, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Getting Even

 
April 10, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: The Truth About Lying

 
April 3, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Keeping the Covenant

 
March 27, 2005 Resurrection Rock

 
March 20, 2005 Carrying Jesus into the World

 
March 13, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Wandering Eyes

 
March 6, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Fixing Broken Relationships

 
February 27, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: The Gold Standard

 
February 20, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Salt and Light

 
February 13, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Is Heaven Enough?

 
February 6, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History: Happiness Is... Pt. 2

 
January 30, 2005 The Greatest Sermon in History... Happiness Is, Part 1

 
January 23, 2005 Drop Everything

 
January 16, 2005 Was God In The Tsunami?

 
January 9, 2005 A Transforming Vision

 
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Sermons for 2004
December 19, 2004 What's In A Name

 
December 12, 2004 Jumping For Joy

 
December 5, 2004 Sharing The Hope

 
November 28, 2004 Skipping Christmas

 
November 21, 2004 It's Time For Hope

 
November 14, 2004 It's Time To Rediscover The Baptist Heritage And Renew The Baptist Witness

 
November 7, 2004 It's Time Justice, Mercy

 
October 31, 2004 It's Time-Great Commission

 
October 24, 2004 It's Time for Churches to Discover

 
October 17, 2004 It's Time to Pray

 
October 10, 2004 It's Time for Spiritual Formation

 
September 26, 2004 Politics Worthy of the Gospel - Be Civil

 
September 19, 2004 Reflect the Whole Counsel of God

 
September 12, 2004 Politics Worthy of the Gospel - Put God First

 
September 5, 2004 Be a Good Citizen

 
August 15, 2004 Olympic Faith

 
August 8, 2004 Living Like the Chosen

 
August 1, 2004 Trading Up

 
July 25, 2004 "The Prayer of Jesus"

 
July 4, 2004 Born Free

 
June 20, 2004 Dealing with Your Demons

 
June 13, 2004 In Case You've Blown It

 
June 6, 2004 Our World Under Construction: The Transformation of our Culture

 
May 30, 2004 Our Church Under Construction: The Transformation of Our Spirit

 
May 23, 2004 Our Lives Under Construction: The Transformation of Our Minds

 
April 25, 2004 The Lord's Breakfast

 
April 18, 2004 No Stopping Them

 
April 11, 2004 Waking Up In The Morning

 
April 4, 2004 Sacred Stones

 
March 28, 2004 The Preeminence Of The Christ

 
March 21, 2004 The Passion Of The Christ

 
March 14, 2004 The Purpose Of The Christ

 
March 7, 2004 The Pedigree Of The Christ

 
February 29, 2004 The Prophecy Of The Christ

 
February 22, 2004 The Church At Its Best: Giving Generously

 
August 8, 2004 Living Like the Chosen

 
February 15, 2004 The Church at its Best: Reaching Creatively

 
August 1, 2004 Trading Up

 
February 8, 2004 The Church at its Best: Connecting in Love

 
February 1, 2004 The Church At Its Best: Growing in Spirit

 
January 25, 2004 For Such a Time As This - also preached at the Baptist Gathering at FBC, Greensboro on January 23, 2004

 
January 18, 2004 The Church at Its Best: Proclaiming Christ

 
January 11, 2004 The Missional Church: A Special Sermon by Dr. Daniel Vestal

 
December 5, 2004 Sharing The Hope

 
January 4, 2004 A New Way of Seeing

 
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2003
December 28, 2003 Special sermon by Todd Thomason

 
December 21. 2003 Lullaby for the Lowly

 
December 14, 2003 Orville, Wilbur and John

 
December 7, 2003 Special sermon by Keith Parks, former Global Missions Coordinator for CBF

 
November 30, 2003 Return of the King

 
November 23, 2003 Celebration Sunday for 40 Days of Purpose

 
November 16, 2003 You Were Made for a Mission

 
November 9, 2003 You Were Shaped for Serving God

 
November 2, 2003 You were Created to Become Like Christ

 
October 26, 2003 You were Formed for God's Family

 
October 19, 2003 You Were Planned for God's Pleasure

 
October 12, 2003 What on Earth am I here for?

 
October 5, 2003 Life is a Terrible Thing to Waste

 
September 28, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Finding Your Place in God's Family

 
September 21, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Being Faithful to One Another

 
September 14, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Loving One Another

 
September 7, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Forgiving One Another

 
August 31, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Blessing One Another

 
August 24, 2003 Forging Strong Families by Respecting one Another

 
August 17, 2003 Families are a Mess - Is there Any Hope?

 
August 10. 2003 Squeezing Out the Devil

 
August 3, 2003 The Diet that Works

 
July 27, 2003 The Sacrament for Failure

 
July 20, 2003 Who's in Charge Here?

 
June 29, 2003 Slaying the Giants

 
June 22, 2003 The Journey Within

 
June 15, 2003 An Unstoppable Force

 
June 8, 2003 The World's Greatest Counselor

 
June 1, 2003 A Significant Pause

 
May 25, 2003 Can We Be Friends?

 
May 11, 2003 How Do We Know We Belong to God?

 
May 4, 2003 Who's Swimming in Your Gene Pool?

 
April 27, 2003 Walking in the Light

 
April 20, 2003 Jesus on Ice

 
April 13, 2003 Best Practices of a Disciple: Celebration and Worship

 
April 6, 2003 Best Practices of a Disciple: Confession and Submission

 
March 30, 2003 Best Practices of a Disciple: Study and Service

 
March 23, 2003 Best Practices of a Disciple: Prayer and Fasting

 
March 16, 2003 Solitude: The Furnace of Transformation

 
March 9, 2003 Making Music Together

 
March 2, 2003 Creating Awesome Community

 
February 23, 2003 Arranging My Life to Grow

 
February 9, 2003 What Are You Going To Be When You Grow Up?

 
February 2, 2003 Wide Open

 
January 26, 2003 Putty in His Hands

 
January 19, 2003 First Things First

 

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