Vieux Carré Baptist Church

Micah, a Prophet of Hope 06.03.2023 59:51 ↓

A sermon through the first chapter of Micah, leading out our series on Biblical justice.

Declare a Fast: Joel 2 27.02.2023 53:20 ↓

"Rend your hearts, not your clothes." 

A Seat at the Table: 2 Samuel 9 13.02.2023 1:03:48 ↓

What is communion, really?  This ordinary, innocent feast?

How Low Christ Came: Luke 4 13.02.2023 1:02:14 ↓

When offered a throne, Jesus refused.  And not for the first time.

Rest: Mark 2 03.02.2023 1:17:23 ↓

Rest is nowhere to be found in our lives, but it's everywhere in the scriptures.

The Nearly Unbearable Significance of Eating Fish: Luke 24 03.02.2023 1:00:39 ↓

Is anyone really surprised that a church in the French Quarter would preach a sermon mostly about eating fish?  This world is pierced through, everywhere we look, with the light of eternity.

A People Who Forgive and Are Forgiven: Genesis 50 03.02.2023 1:08:09 ↓

Learning to pick up each other's sins and carry them with us, as we continue to look into the core practices of our faith.

Baptism and Being Forgiven: Matthew 3 09.01.2023 1:01:15 ↓

The first in a series of sermons on being Christian.

All Things New: Revelation 21 09.01.2023 1:00:26 ↓

Look, God is making all things new.

Joy is Behind the World: Luke 1 09.01.2023 1:04:21 ↓

Join us in the joy of the advent.

Peace "As Water Fills the Seas," Advent: Isaiah 11 06.12.2022 1:01:02 ↓

Peace, justice, and judgement are all bound together. And God's peace will one day fill the earth "like water the seas."

Hope is a Birth: Jeremiah 33 06.12.2022 1:00:25 ↓

Hope in Christianity is something more than what we usually find in the world. Hope is despised, hope is a branch, and hope is a birth.

Silence and Solitide 06.12.2022 1:30:38 ↓

Pastor Phil wraps up the prayer series as we head into advent.

Praying for and With Each Other: James 5 06.12.2022 58:28 ↓

In praying for and with each other, we share our grief, joy, love, and hope.

Direction, Leading, and Hearing from the Lord: Psalm 25 07.11.2022 1:31:16 ↓

We need to hear from God as much as we need to know he hears us when we cry out to him.  But he is hidden, and that is for our good.

Faith, Miracles, and Changing the Mind of God: Luke 17 31.10.2022 1:02:25 ↓

What is the role of faith in prayer, and do miracles still occur?  If your prayer doesn't work, do you need to try to get more faith?

Ritual, Sincerity, and Repetition: Psalm 121 24.10.2022 1:11:18 ↓

Why do some Christians use prayerbooks and responsive readings in their services, and others tend to pray what's on their mind and heart? What are the reasons and occasions for both?

The Wrong Way to Pray: Luke 18 24.10.2022 1:25:10 ↓

What I was younger, I was often anxious that my prayers weren't being answered because I was praying the wrong way, and Jesus does teach there are some ways to pray that are at best, unnecessary, and at worst offensive to God--but not for the reasons which probably cause your doubts.

An Open Door: Luke 11 03.10.2022 1:08:40 ↓

Starting a new series on prayer, and admitting some of our own doubts.

Guest Speaker: Camron Clark 26.09.2022 1:22:25 ↓

Preaching from Ephesians 1 about the assurance of our hope in Christ.

The Sin of Self-Assurance: Proverbs 19.09.2022 1:01:53 ↓

At the very end of Proverbs, the book makes a dramatic turn.  Chapter after chapter of teaching wisdom, and then at the end, an admission that we are still not wise and we know almost nothing about God.

Proverbs: Fear the Lord 12.09.2022 55:30 ↓

If perfect love casts out fear, why does the wisdom literature state, over and again, that fear of God is the beginning of wisdom?

Proverbs: Conflict 04.09.2022 37:35 ↓

Conflict can cause a lot of pain and loss--and it can also liberate.  We need wisdom in the midst of our disagreements.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Charlie Ray on Faith from the Book of Hebrews 31.08.2022 1:07:34 ↓

What is faith, and what does it mean to live our lives according to faith in Christ?

Vocation: Proverbs 18 14.08.2022 1:12:46 ↓

Vocation is one of the major themes of Proverbs: the ways we spend our energies and talents serving the people around us.  Continuing to try to hear from times and places other than our own, we take a look at Luther's theology of vocation, and how God is able to inhabit the everyday, humble world in which we live.