When the Church Gets Troubled

F. Bruce Williams

Pastor, Bates Memorial Baptist Church

February 24, 2017
Black Church Studies Consultation
Acts 16:16-26

Words of inspiration for churches and church people who are troubled by those things that trouble the heart of God.  
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Psalm 25 - Our Hope and God’s Memory

David  C. Hester

Dean of the Seminary

Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Harrison Ray Anderson Professor of Pastoral Theology

March 24, 2012

Psalm 25:1-12

Worry about sin, appeals for help, and hope for forgiveness and restoration—these themes are found in Psalm 25.  Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

Psalm 124 -- Speaking of Enemies

Patricia K. Tull
A. B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament

September 25, 2009
Psalm 124

Psalm 124 tells us something wonderful about God’s tender care in a violent world. Being Christians should mean we can face our sins more honestly than we otherwise might. But has professing Christianity freed us from the inclination to act and speak in anger and hatred? No matter how overwhelming hatred may be, God’s love is greater still. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.

Grawemeyer Lecture: Doing Justice by Remembering Injustice

Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver, Jr.

March 4, 2009

Dr. Shriver asks how and why we should remember the negative past. He suggests that this remembering is required to change our relationship to history, and to publicly repent for the sins committed by a country and its people. Dr. Sue Garrett introduces Dr. Shriver. His lecture begins at 6:45 on the recording. Listen to the lecture.