First Baptist Church Savannah Podcast

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: "...And I Didn't Know It" [Rev. Howard Pendley]

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: "Cultivating Spiritual Soil" [Rev. LeAnn Gardner] Anthem: "Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord" [by Aaron David Miller]

5th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: Come to Me [Rick Sebastian] Solo: "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" [Richard Lewis]

4th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: "Where the Walk Ends" [Rev. Joshua Brewer]

Third Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: Finally, Brothers and Sisters, Farewell [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: Great is Thy Faithfulness

Second Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: The Care and Feeding of a Pastor [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me

Easter Sunday: Sermon: "Easter Eyes of Faith" [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: "Arising Triumphant" [by George Frideric Handel]

Palm Sunday: Sermon: The Shaking of the Foundations [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: Hosanna to the Living Lord [by Robert Lau]

Fifth Sunday of Lent: Meditation: “The Resurrected Ones” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “Cross of Christ, O Sacred Tree” [by Lloyd Larson]

4th Sunday of Lent - Laetare Sunday Sermon: “The House of the Eighth Son” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” [by Kathleen Thomerson]

3rd Sunday of Lent Sermon: "Is There Something You Want to Hear?" [Rev. Josh Brewer]

7th Sunday After Epiphany: Sermon: "Disarmed by Love" [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation [by Dale Wood]

Rev. Lauren Colwell preaches "Then Your Light Shall Rise" based on Isaiah 58:1-11 and the FBC Adult Choir sings "If Ye Love Me" by Thomas Tallis.

4th Sunday After Epiphany: Sermon: "Blessed Are You" [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: "Offertory" [John Ness Beck]

3rd Sunday After Epiphany: Sermon: Partners in Ministry [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: O God, Our Help in Ages Past [by Hal Hopson]

2nd Sunday After Epiphany: Sermon: “What Makes a Church?” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “None Other Lamb” [by Jane Marshall]

Sermon: In The Beginning [Dr. John Finley]

Sermon: Something New [Rev. Joshua Brewer]

Christmas Day: Sermon: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years [Dr. John Finley, Rev. Lauren Colwell & Rev. Josh Brewer]

4th Sunday of Advent: Sermon:“Still the Dear Christ Enters In” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers” [by K. Lee Scott]

3rd Sunday of Advent [Gaudete Sunday]: Sermon: "Where Meek Souls Will Receive Him" [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: "Every Valley" [by John Ness Beck] Choral Introit: "Light of Light" [with Joyful Voices Choir]

2nd Sunday of Advent [A Communion Sunday]: Sermon: “But in This World of Sin” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “Come Now, O Prince of Peace” [Jeremy Bankson]

On the first Sunday of Advent, we light a candle for hope, Dr. Finley preaches on "No Ear May Hear His Coming," the first in an Advent series based on the hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and the choir sings Glenn Rudolph's "Veiled in Darkness."

Founder's Day Sermon: “Gratitude” [Dr. Jeff Willetts] Anthem: “For the Beauty of the Earth” [by John Rutter]

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: “Hopeful Words for Difficult and Troubled Times” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “Sing a New Song” [by Heinrich Schutz]

25th Sunday After Pentecost - All Saint Sunday Meditation: Remembering the Saints of God [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: The Lord is My Shepherd [by Howard Goodall]

Reformation Sunday Eleven O’clock Sermon: “The Reformation of Zacchaeus” [Dr. John Finley] Choral Introit: “Oh, How Good Is Christ the Lord” [Joyful Voices Choir] Anthem: “How Lovely Are the Messengers” [by Felix Mendelssohn]

23rd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: “Rooted. Giving. Growing.” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “The Tree of Life” [by K. Lee Scott]

22nd Sunday After Pentecost: Sermon: The Lost Art of Gratitude [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: God of Great and God of Small [by Natalie Sleeth]

Lauren and Josh talk to CBF Field Personnel Carson and Laura Foushee about the past three years spent in Japan.

20th Sunday after Pentecost - World Communion Sunday: Meditation: “Whoever Welcomes” [Rev. Laura Foushee] Anthem: “For the Least” [by Wayne Wold]

19th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: “Investing in the Future” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “In Heavenly Love Abiding” [by Lloyd Larson]

John, Lauren, Kyle and Josh talk about the opening of the new children's area, upcoming events, Jeremiah, and grandparent names.

18th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: “A Ministry of Action” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” [by Leo Sowerby]

17th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: A Ministry of Teaching [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: God of Great and God of Small [by Natalie Sleeth]

John, Lauren, Kyle and Josh talk about FBC's full summer, a packed fall, and the power of Jesus' stories.

Dr. John Finley preaches on "Counting the Cost of Discipleship" based on Luke 14:25-33

Dr. John Finley preaches on "A Place at the Table" based on Luke 14:1, 7-14 and Amy Durden and Christopher Hendricks sing "Sound the Trumpet" by Henry Purcell.

14th Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: Pour Into [Rev. Josh Brewer] Anthem: “A Canon of Praise” [Summer Choir]

Sermon: “The Song of the Vineyard” [Dr. John Finley] Solo: “Lullaby” [John Foxx Willhite, violin James Richardson, accompanist]

A communion Sunday. Dr. John Finley looks at Hebrews 12:32-40 in a sermon "Found Faithful."

Dr. John Finley preaches on "The Rich Full Life" based on Luke 12:13-21 and soloist Emily Richardson-Dion sings Leonard Bernstein's "A Simple Song" as our offertory.

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Sermon: “Ask. Search. Knock.” [Dr. John Finley] Anthem: “Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!” [Summer Choir]

9th Sunday After Pentecost: Sermon: “The Triangles in Your Life” [Dr. John Finley] Music: “Give Ear unto Me” [Emily Richardson-Dion & Shannon Willhite]

The 8th Sunday after Pentecost. Rev. Josh Brewer gives a sermon about Luke 10:25-37, Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan.

Sermon: "How God Keeps Score" by Rev. Lauren Colwell

Offertory: "Praise, O Jerusalem, the Lord" by Christian Ludwig Brau [Chris Hendricks, soloist; Kyle Ballantine, organist]

Dr. Finley preaches on "Inheriting the Mantle" based on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and the Celebration Singers of Boulevard Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina join us for worship. Under the direction of Caleb Hopkins, they present selections such as "Down in the River to Pray," "How Can I Keep from Singing," and "May the Music Live On."

Fifth Day after Pentecost Sermon: "Lest the Journey Be Too Much for You" - Dr. John Finley Anthem: "For the Beauty of the Earth"

Lauren, John and Josh talk about upcoming events. They introduce a new Podcast segment, and talk about Jesus' meeting with his disciples for breakfast at the beach post-resurrection.

Lauren, Kyle and Josh discuss Holy Week events at FBC Savannah.

Lauren and Josh talk briefly about Lent, and Josh interviews Morningstar's CEO Rev. Paul E. Knowlton

Lauren recaps the Women of FBC's retreat. Lauren, Kyle and Josh talk about Transfiguration Sunday.

Kyle and Josh talk to Lauren about her recent Passport trip to South Korea. Lauren talks about the Women of FBC, Women's Retreat - and Kyle and Josh introduce the first "Dudes of FBC" event.

John, Kyle and Josh talk about upcoming events, directing the children's choir and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a.

John, Kyle and Josh look back at Advent 2015. Gaye Rountree talks about IHN. Nicki Brewer discusses the upcoming Women's Retreat. John and Josh look at 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - the text for Sunday's sermon "Many Gifts, One Spirit."

Lauren, Kyle and Josh discuss the many Advent events taking place in the next month at FBC Savannah.