Williamsburg Baptist Church

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the fifth in our 8-week summer sermon series called "The Elephant in the Church." This sermon is based on Ezekiel 37:1–14, and focuses on the challenges of the end of Christendom and the decline of Christianity and churches in the Western world. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and ch...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the fourth in our 8-week summer sermon series called "The Elephant in the Church." This sermon is based on 2 Kings 4:1–7 and Matthew 6:19–21, and focuses on money. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the third in our 8-week summer sermon series called "The Elephant in the Church." This sermon is based on Matthew 5:21–30, and focuses on three traditional views of Hell. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series,...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the second in our 8-week summer sermon series called "The Elephant in the Church." Our pastor was sick, and so we welcomed one of our members, Rev. Brian Miller, to the pulpit on short notice and he did a marvelous job! We're so grateful for his willingness to preach and share these words of wisdom with...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the first in our 8-week summer sermon series called "The Elephant in the Church." This sermon is based on Isaiah 29:13 and Matthew 7:1–5, and focuses on the theme of "hypocrisy and the church." We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the fifth in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Ezekiel 47:1–12 and the theme is environmental renewal. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/summ...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the fifth in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Leviticus and talks about humanity's role in and response to environmental devasation in our world.. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the fourth in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Psalm 104 and talks about humanity's relationship with animal life. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check out ⁠⁠⁠https://www.williamsburgb...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the third in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Psalm 65 and talks about humanity's relationship with water. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check out ⁠⁠https://www.williamsburgbaptist.co...

We are delighted to introduce our new Pastoral Resident, Rev. Kali Cawthon-Freels! Rev. Kali will be joining us for a 2-year residency beginning in late July or the first of August. We hope you'll take the time to listen in and get to know her as she shares about her life story and faith journey and how she came to apply to our church! WBC Stories is a periodic series we offer through our podc...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the second in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Job chapter 38. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check out ⁠https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/summer2024.html⁠ . To find out more about our c...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is the first in our 6-week summer Creation Care series, and is based on Genesis 1:1–2:4a (the first creation story in Genesis). We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about this summer sermon series, check out https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/summer202...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for Pentecost, which was Acts 2:1–4 (the coming of the Holy Spirit) and 1 Corinthians 12:1–13 (Paul's discussion of spiritual gifts in the body of Christ). We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our c...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for the seventh Sunday in the Easter season, which was 1 Corinthians 15:1–26, 51–57 and includes Paul's discussion of the resurrection of Jesus. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our church, you...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! We were delighted to welcome the Rev. Susan Blanchard to our pulpit this past Sunday. Susan is the director fo the Baptist House of Studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA and a dear friend. Her sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading from 1 Corinthians 13:1–13. We hope this sermon will be a word of both e...

We are delighted to share this wonderful interview with the Rev. Susan Blanchard, who is the director of the Baptist House of Studies right up the road from us at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA! Susan will be preaching at WBC on Sunday, May 5th! Before she arrives, our pastor, Rev. Art Wright, sat down with her to talk about what's going on with the Baptist House these days, how i...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for the fifth Sunday in the Easter season, which was Acts 18:1–4, and 1 Corinthians 1:10–18. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsbur...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for the third Sunday in the Easter season, which was Acts 3:1–10. It was written, in part, as a follow up to Transgender Day of Visibility (which was Sunday, March 31st). We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! We were delighted to welcome Dr. George Greenia to our pulpit this past Sunday. George is one of our own (we claim him, at least!) and it was such a treat for him to step into the pulpit. George is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at William & Mary and also the founder of the Institute of Pilgrimage Studies. His sermon is...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for Easter Sunday, which was the very end of Mark's Gospel: Mark 16:1–8. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast. This homily (a short sermon) is from our Good Friday service and is based on Jesus's crucifixion in the Gospel of Mark. We hope this will prove worthy of reflection as we reflect on the meaning of the death of Jesus. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Mark 11:1–11, which is the Palm Sunday text for Jesus's entry into Jerusalem. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www....

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Mark 13:1–37, which is known as Mark's Little Apocalypse. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.c...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Mark 12:28–44, which includes a question about the greatest commandment, as well as a story about a poor widow giving her last two mites to the temple treasury. We were delighted to welcome one of our own, Sydney Cole, to share these words of wisdom and...

Hey there, we're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Mark 12:1–17, which includes the challenging Parable of the Tenants, as well as a question from religious leaders about whether or not to pay taxes to Caesar. We hope this sermon will be a word of both encouragement and challenge to you this week. To fi...