Williamsburg Baptist Church

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Genesis 14:18–20, and is week 2 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 2 Tim 3:6–7, and is week 1 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, you...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Psalm 1 and Psalm 150, the first and last psalms of the Psalter. It is the final part of our "Summer of Psalms" series, and we hope it will be a meaningful word 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! This sermon is based on Psalm 139 and is week 4 of our "Summer of Psalms" series. Hope it will be a meaningful word 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...

**Note, we've re-uploaded the full sermon podcast—the first time we tried apparently the sermon was cut short. Apologies!** Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Psalm 42 and is week 2 of our "Summer of Psalms" series. Hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Psalm 23, and it's the first in our five-week sermon series entitled "Summer of Psalms"! You can find out more about our summer worship series here . Hope it will be a meaningful word 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! This sermon is based on Acts 2:1–4, and Galatians 5::1–18, which is the story of Pentecost and Paul's description of the fruits of the Spirit. We're so glad to share with you our sermon from Pentecost Sunday as we commemorate the gift of the Holy Spirit and celebrate the birthday of the "big-C" Church! Hope this sermon will be a meanin...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Galatians 3:1–9, 23–29. Hope it will be a meaningful word 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instag...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Acts 15:1–18, which is the story of the Jerusalem Council and an important conversation in the early Church about inclusion of Gentiles in the community of faith. Hope it will be a meaningful word 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! This sermon by Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels is based on Acts 8:26–39, which is the story of an encounter between Philip and an Ethiopian Eunuch. Hope it will be a meaningful word 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, w...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Acts 6:1–7, which tells the story of the early church selecting deacons for service. Our guest preacher is the Rev. Val Fisk. We hope her words will be a meaningful word to you this week! We're so sorry that we're behind on our podcast—our pastor was traveling for the first part of May, but we anticipate getting caught up soon. T...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Luke 24:13–35, which is the story of two disciples encountering Jesus on the road to Emmaus later in the day on Easter Sunday. Hope it will be a meaningful word 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 from our Easter Sunday celebration and is based on Luke 24:1–12, which is the story of a group of faithful women finding Jesus's tomb empty on Easter morning. While it is still early in the morning, they hear a word of hope from two angels, and then go to tell others. Hope it will be a meaningful word to you this week. To find out mor...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is from our Good Friday service and is based on the Passion Narrative from Luke's Gospel, including Jesus's arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial. It was a heavy service and a heavy message as Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels helps us wonder what it might mean to live in light of the crucifixion today. Hope it will be meaningful to you this...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is from our Palm Sunday celebration and is based on Luke chapter 19:29–44, which is the story of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is a creative and even playful first-person dialogue between Revs. Art Wright and Kali Cawthon-Freels in character as the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate and one of his officials. Hope it will be meani...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving through the season of Lent, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 19:1–10, which is the story of Zacchaeus climbing a tree in Jericho to see Jesus. Hope this sermon will be meaningful and provocative 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 are moving through the season of Lent, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 16:19–31, which is the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. It is a remarkably provocative parable about wealth and economic disparity in the first-century Roman imperial world. How might it speak to us as people of faith today, in a world where we still see tremendous di...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving through the season of Lent, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 15:1–32, which is collection of three parables, all of which involve something "lost": a sheep, a coin, and a prodigal son. What might it have to say to those of us who feel like we are "lost" or wandering in the wilderness these days? Hope this sermon...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving through the season of Lent, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 13:1–9, and 31–35, which is an interesting collection of stories, including the Tower of Siloam, a parable about a fig tree that bears no fruit, and Jesus's lament over Jerusalem. Hope the sermon will be meaningful and fruitful to you this week. To find out more about...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving now into the season of Lent, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 10:25–37, the famous story of the "Good Samaritan." But wait! Are any Samaritans really "good"? And we're the good guy of the story, right? Right? Our pastoral resident, Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels did a marvelous job helping us find new wisdom in a...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! This sermon is from Transfiguration Sunday, which is the culmination of the season of Epiphany. It's based on Luke chapter 9:28–45, which is Luke's story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. 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...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the season of Epiphany, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 7:18–35, which describes an encounter between Jesus and some of John the Baptist's disciples. Our guest preacher this week is the Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount, who is president emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA, and it was a delight to welcome him to our...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving through the season of Epiphany, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 7:1–17, which describes two stories of healings: one, a Centurion's servant, and another the dead son of a widow in the town of Nain. We hope this sermon will be meaningful to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are moving through the season of Epiphany, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 6:1–16, which relates a couple of stories centered around Sabbath controversies. 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 ha...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are now in the season of Epiphany, and this sermon is based on Luke chapter 5:1–1, which describes a great catch of fish and the call of Simon Peter. 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&#...