Myers Park Baptist Church Sermons

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Bill LeonardSermon | "Prophets, Little Ones, and 'A Cup of Cool'"Scripture | Matthew 10:40-42 Worship Guide What difference can a simple act of kindness make? In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that even...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | "The Cost and Opportunity of Painful Decisions"Scripture | Genesis 22:1-18 Worship Guide Life is full of painful decisions. Some are shaped by circumstance, competing priorities, uncertainty, or fear...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | "The Pain of Betrayal"Scripture | Genesis 21:8-21 Worship Guide Betrayal changes people. It reshapes relationships, trust, and the stories we carry. Hagar’s story is one of pain, abandonment, and...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | "Audacious Promises"Scripture | Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 Worship Guide When God promises Abraham and Sarah a child, Sarah laughs. It sounds impossible. Absurd, even. Yet the story reminds us that God...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | "A Privilege or a Responsibility?"Scripture | Genesis 12:1-9 Worship Guide What do we do with the blessings we’ve been given? In Genesis, God blesses Abraham not simply for his own sake, but so that...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | "A Sermon on Sermons"Scripture | Jeremiah 1:4-10 Worship Guide Why do we come to worship? And what are we really listening for? Drawing from Jeremiah’s call, Rev. Dr. Tim Moore reflects on the...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | "How Will Myers Park Measure Success?"Scripture | John 12:20-33 Worship Guide How do we measure success? Not by numbers or recognition, but by daily faithfulness. By the quiet choices to follow...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | "Settler Faith or Pioneer Faith?"Scripture | Matthew 9:9-13 and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Worship Guide Are you living a settled faith… or a moving one? Settler faith grows comfortable. It stays where...

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | "Getting 'Home' From Here"Scripture | John 14:1-14 Worship Guide Longing for home isn’t just about a place. It’s about belonging. In a world that can feel uncertain or disconnected, Jesus...

Preaching | Environmental Justice Group | Dori Bowman, Paula Fricke, Kathryn Long, Sofia BartholomewSermon | "Your Grandchildren's Lord's Prayer"Scripture | Ezekiel 34:18, Numbers 35:33, Job 12:7-10Celebrating | Creation Justice...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | Can You See and Hear? Scripture | 1 Samuel 3:1-13 Worship Guide In a world that rarely slows down, it takes intention to truly listen. Samuel shows us that hearing God isn’t about having all the answers. It...

Guest Preacher | Rev. Dr. Carter HeywardSermon | Hang on to Your Hat! Scripture | Joshua 1:5-9 Worship Guide Sometimes faith doesn’t keep things comfortable. It calls us into courage, trust, and movement we didn’t see coming. Guest proclaimer Carter...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | We've All Been to EmmausScripture | Luke 24:13-35 We’ve all been there. A place of distance, distraction, and escape. A place we go to forget what matters most. This Sunday, Rev. Dr. Layne Smith reflects...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | Easter Comes to a Good Friday WorldScripture | John 20:1-18Celebrating | Easter/Resurrection Sunday Worship Guide In his sermon, Layne reflects on how if Easter is truly to happen, it must meet us where we...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | Who is That Man? Scripture | Matthew 21:1-11Celebrating | Palm/Passion Sunday As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowd asks, “Who is that man?” It is not just their question. It is ours. This Sunday, Rev. Dr. Layne...

Preacher | Beth MaczkaSermon | The Women of Holy WeekScripture | Mark 14:9 and John 20:18Celebrating | The Fifth Sunday of Lent Worship Guide Beth Maczka’s sermon offers what is, for most Christians, a different focus for Holy Week. Rather than...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | Knowing More, Know LessScripture | John 9:1-41Celebrating | The Fourth Sunday of Lent  Worship Guide A man receives sight, yet the truly blind remain unchanged. In John 9, Jesus reveals that spiritual blindness...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Tim MooreSermon | When Jesus Changed His MessageScripture | John 4:5-42Celebrating | The Third Sunday of Lent Worship Guide In back-to-back encounters, Jesus speaks to Nicodemus by night and a Samaritan woman by day. One, a...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne SmithSermon | "Are You with Us, Lord?"Scripture | Exodus 17:1-7Celebrating | The Second Sunday of Lent | Communion  Worship Guide When life pushes us to the margins, when we are weary, uncertain, or wondering...

Preacher | Rev. Dr. Martha KearseSermon | Days of Miracle and WonderScripture | 1 Kings 17:8-24 | Acts 3:1-10 | Acts 8:26-40 | Acts 12:6-17 This Sunday, Rev. Dr. Martha Kearse invites us to open our eyes to the unexpected ways God still moves among...