Richmond's First Baptist Church

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Richmond's First Baptist Church is a unique congregation where people from diverse cultural, ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds join together to put God’s love in action. All find a home in our church with opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and service.

Our people celebrate and draw strength from our diversity, which finds its unity in the Lord Jesus Christ. We embrace an international perspective with more than ten different languages spoken among our members. Men and women serve as deacons and as ordained staff in leading services and preaching sermons.

Talkback, 2/26/17

Feb 26, 2017

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, February 26, 2017. Topics include two ways of being Christian, the definition of 'sin', Jesus' emphasis on the Kingdom of God, Paul's emphasis on being 'in Christ', whether Muslims are the 'Children of God', and who is eligible to receive communion.

Light Uncovered

Feb 26, 2017

Jim Somerville: "Why is it that some people seem to think of the Ten Commandments as the 'Ten Suggestions?' ... In America these days there seems to be an almost ho-hum attitude about the things of God, about the Word of God. Someone will say, 'This is in the Bible,' and someone else will answer, 'So what?'"

Talkback, 2/19/17

Feb 19, 2017

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, February 19, 2017. Topics include praying for the dead, the Holy Spirit vs. Christian Conscience, what happens to your soul when you die, the Day of Resurrection, the difference between faith and belief, divorce, evangelism, politics in church, and the Ten Commandments.

The Light of Love

Feb 19, 2017

Jim Somerville: "When it comes to our enemies, Jesus forbids us to hate them. That would be fair. That would be giving them exactly what they have given us. But Jesus isn't interested in fairness. He wants us to treat our enemies the same way our Heavenly Father has treated us -- he wants us to treat...

Talkback, 2/12/17

Feb 12, 2017

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, February 12, 2017. Topics include life in heaven, Purgatory, original sin, cremation, the Second Coming, and the fourth dimension.