Dec 22, 2014 | Sermons
Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2014 Jeremiah 29:4-11 Most of us complain about having to wait when we go visit the doctor. It doesn’t seem to matter if our appointment is at 8:00 A.M; we know we are going to wait 30 or 45 minutes before the doctor appears. Not...
Dec 15, 2014 | Sermons
Third Sunday in Advent, December 14, 2014 Isaiah 9:1-7; 2 Corinthians 11:12-15 On November 13, 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to French scientist Jean-Baptiste Leroy in which he said, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it...
Dec 12, 2014 | Blog
The Bricks for Ricks Foundation recently contributed $2500 to the Care for One Hundred Campaign along with $1500 from the First Baptist Church of Jefferson to Dr. Olu Menjay on his recent visit to Gainesville First Baptist Church. Dr. Menjay is the Principal of Ricks...
Dec 8, 2014 | Sermons
Second Sunday in Advent, December 7, 2014 Luke 1:26-30; Luke 10:30-37 Helen Cooper is a writer for the New York Times. Her coverage of the Ebola crisis is unique because she was born in Liberia and she still has family living there. Having immigrated to the United...
Dec 6, 2014 | Blog
During Advent, stories of the miraculous emerge from our scripture readings. An angel appears to Mary, then Joseph, to ready them for a virgin birth. Angels appear to shepherds as they keep watch of their sheep during the night. Ananias and Sapphira, long awaiting the...
