Jan 8, 2026 | Sermons
January 4, 2026. Second Sunday after Christmas. Year A. Preacher: Dr. Paula Garrett Worship with First Baptist Church of Asheville. Sundays: Bible study at 10:00 a.m., worship at 11:00 a.m. · 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC · fbca.net...
Dec 31, 2025 | Sermons
December 28, 2025. First Sunday after Christmas Day. Year A. After Mary treasures and ponders in Luke, Matthew introduces us to a Joseph who dreams. There are two dreams in this passage, and Joseph is warned by an angel in both of them. Here is a side of Christmas we...
Dec 22, 2025 | Sermons
December 21, 2025. Fourth Sunday of Advent. Year A. Without knowing it (for he doesn’t focus on Christmas in the conventional sense), Paul’s salutation to the Romans is a distilled version of Christmas and the whole gospel story. This one sentence maps out all the...
Dec 1, 2025 | Sermons
November 30, 2025. First Sunday of Advent. Year A. Though the rapture-mongers have convinced their followers they don’t want to be left behind on Judgment Day, Advent begins with Jesus trying to convince us otherwise. “Keep awake,” he says, with a warning about the...
Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
November 16, 2025. Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. Year C. Paul commends to the Thessalonians an ancient method of learning—imitation (mimesis). Learning a skill comes not from watching but from following the example of someone with the skill you wish to acquire,...
Nov 5, 2025 | Sermons
November 2, 2025. All Saints’. Year C. Where Matthew has Jesus staring off into the distance and saying, “Blessed are those who mourn,” Luke reveals how Jesus looks intently at us and declares, “Blessed are you who weep now.” Luke’s version of Jesus’ sermon is just...
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