Williamsburg Baptist Church

We're so glad you're listening to our podcast! We are now in the Christmas season, and this sermon is based on John 1:35–51, with the story of the call of the disciples. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to clic...

Merry Christmas! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the Christmas season, and this sermon is based on John 1:19–34, with the story of John the Baptist. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click ov...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This homily (a short sermon) is from our Christmas Eve service, and is based on the birth story of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. We hope this will be meaningful to you this week as we reflect on the birth of Christ together. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the Advent season, and this sermon is based on John 1:1–18, the very beginning of the Gospel of John. We're moving this week into the New Testament, and we'll be in John's Gospel for month, now, through Easter and beyond. This is such a powerful and intruigign way to start a Gospel, and we hope this sermon will be meaningful to...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the Advent season, and this sermon is based on Isaiah 55:1–13. It is a powerful passage and image, and we hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week as we reflect on the Advent theme of Joy. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the Advent season, and this sermon is based on Ezekiel 37:1–14, the famous Valley of the Dry Bones. It is a powerful passage and image, and we hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week as we reflect on the Advent theme of peace. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This is the homily from our Holiday Blues Service, in which we acknowledge the heaviness and grief that many of us feel during the holiday season. We hope this homily (a short sermon) from the Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We now in the Advent season, and this sermon is based on Daniel 3:1–30, and the famous story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace. It is an interesting passage, and a curious one for the first Sunday in Advent. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠w...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the famous passage in Jeremiah 29:1–14, where the prophet encourages the community of faith that God still has a plan for their future. It is a powerful passage, and we were delighted to have our own Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels preach for us on Christ the King Sunday. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We have turned to the prophets in the Narrative Lectionary, and this sermon is based on Isaiah 9:1–7. It is a powerful passage about being able to see or imagine light even in dark times, and we hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We have turned to the prophets in the Narrative Lectionary, and this sermon is based on Amos 5:14–15, 21–24, the famous passage where Amos cries for "justice to roll down like waters." It is a powerful passage, and we hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.will...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on 1 Kings 19:1-18, and we were delighted to welcome the Rev. Mark Snipes, a dear friend and Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, to our pulpit. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If yo...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the story of the building and dedication of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in 1 Kings 5 and 8. We hope it will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the story of the anointing of David as the next king of Israel in 1 Samuel 16:1–13. It is a text filled with political intrigue, for sure, and we're left wondering what sort of ruler David might be—and how his subsequent rule is depicted in other places in Scripture. It's not all sunshine and roses, unfortunately. Regardl...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the story of the call of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:1–21. We hope it will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . We are a...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the story of the Exodus and God's provision of manna—daily bread—during the wilderness journey in Exodus 16. We hope it will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follo...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on the story of the call of Moses and the burning bush from Exodus 2 to 4 as God invites Moses into partnership in order to rescue God's people from oppression in Egypt. We hope it will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have a m...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based very broadly on the story of Jacob and Esau from Genesis 25 to 33. In worship we read Gen 28:10-17, which contains the story of Jacob's dream of a ladder or staircase from heaven to earth.. We hope it will be meaningful to you this week. You can find out more about the Narrative Lectionary at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.workingpreacher.org/n...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are so glad you are joining us as we move into the fall season and work our way into the Narrative Lectionary. If you don't know, the Narrative Lectionary (NL) is a four-year cycle of readings that follow the sweep of the biblical story, from Creation through the early Christian church, and we are now in "Year 4" of the NL. This particu...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are especially excited to share this sermon because it is the first as we resume the Narrative Lectionary as we move into the fall season! If you don't know, the Narrative Lectionary (NL) is a four-year cycle of readings that follow the sweep of the biblical story, from Creation through the early Christian church, and we are now in "Year 4&q...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Genesis 1:26–31, and is the final week of our "Bumper Sticker Theology" summer sermon series, in which we have unpacked various popular phrases on bumper stickers, in memes, and so forth! In this sermon we wrestle with God's gender in Scripture and what it means to be people of faith in a world where many of us stru...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Matthew 6:25–34, and is week 6 of our "Bumper Sticker Theology" summer sermon series, in which we will unpack various popular phrases on bumper stickers, in memes, and so forth! We hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week as we try to think a little bit more deeply together. To find out more about our church,...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Matthew 22:15–22 and deals with politics and faith. This is week 5 of our "Bumper Sticker Theology" summer sermon series, in which we will unpack various popular phrases on bumper stickers, in memes, and so forth! We hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week as we try to think a little bit more deeply together....

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Matthew 6:1–6, and is week 4 of our "Bumper Sticker Theology" summer sermon series, in which we will unpack various popular phrases on bumper stickers, in memes, and so forth! We hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week as we try to think a little bit more deeply together. To find out more about our church, yo...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Matthew 7:7–11, and is week 3 of our "Bumper Sticker Theology" summer sermon series, in which we will unpack various popular phrases on bumper stickers, in memes, and so forth! We hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week as we try to think a little bit more deeply together. To find out more about our church, y...