Uncategorized Midwinter 2019: Witness 9 Mar 20199 Mar 2019 January 2019 marked another fantastic Midwinter retreat! At a new location, seven Waco-area churches gathered for worship, fun, and to retreat from the demands that teenagers (and adults!) face daily.…
Uncategorized “Earth Shattering Good News” 13 Jan 20199 Mar 2019 All right, kids! It's time we had a talk about "Law and Gospel!" A MidWinter 2019 retreat sermon by Jonathan Balmer, delivered January 12th, 2019. Video of the sermon from…
Uncategorized Staytreat 2018: κύριος (n.lord) Jesus. Prophet. Priest. King. 26 Dec 201831 Dec 2018 Seventh and James Baptist Church and University Baptist Church joined together for a special Fall retreat in October. And let me tell you, it was FANTASTIC.The focus was on Jesus…
Uncategorized 7th & James Youth Mission Trip 2018 5 Sep 20187 Sep 2018 The context: Hurricane Harvey was the second costliest storm in United States History. In Houston, America’s most diverse city, thousands upon thousands of people faced flood damage, and grave uncertainty…
Uncategorized “More than we thought we wanted” 5 Aug 201813 Aug 2018 What we want is not what always what God gives. That is good news. A sermon delivered at 7th & James Baptist Church. Waco, TX. “More than we thought we…
Uncategorized Tara Beth Leach “Emboldened” (IVP Press, ’17) REVIEW 6 Apr 20185 Sep 2018 This is not a book about how to interpret the passages used to prevent women from seeking ordination. If you're looking for a theological / scriptural argument, the best free…
Uncategorized “Compelled to proclaim freely” – 1 Corinthians 9 4 Feb 201829 May 2018 Audio recording of sermon available on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/jonathan-balmer/feb042018_sermon_jonathanbalmer “Compelled to proclaim freely” ♦ 5th Sunday After Epiphany ♦ 2.4.18 ♦ 7th & James Baptist Church ♦ Jonathan Balmer 1…
Uncategorized “So Abraham Went” Sermon 500th anniversary of the Reformation 31 Oct 20175 Sep 2018 Truett seminary hosted a preaching conference. All the sermons were to find their basis in Genesis. I preached earlier today, which happens to be Halloween (All Saints Day Eve), and…
Uncategorized Where does Truett seminary stand Theologically? A description by Dean Todd Still 25 Aug 201725 Aug 2017 The entire opening convocation was a wonderful way to begin my second year of seminary. We all gathered together as a seminary, faculty and students, new and old, worshipped…
Uncategorized MLK day, Two Views review on “Words about God,” and more. 16 Jan 201716 Jan 2017 Happy MLK, Jr. day. I hope we can spend the day wrestling with and furthering the as-of-yet-unrealized dream Martin Luther King, Jr. shared. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" should be required reading for…
