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Greenwood Forest SermonsCreation Longs for JubileeRev. Efird's sermon on Romans 8:18-27
2025-05-0416 minGreenwood Forest SermonsGrief and HopeRev. Lauren Efird's sermon on Luke 24:1-12 for Easter Sunday 2025
2025-05-0416 minGreenwood Forest SermonsRighteousness and MercyRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 19:1-10
2025-04-0827 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLost and FoundRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on Luke 15:1-7
2025-04-0820 minGreenwood Forest SermonsRest and GrowthRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 13:6-9
2025-03-2517 minGreenwood Forest SermonsFaith and WorksRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 10:38-42
2025-03-2122 minGreenwood Forest SermonsStranger and NeighborRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 10:25-37 for the First Sunday of Lent
2025-03-1119 minGreenwood Forest SermonsTransfigurationRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on Luke 9:28-36
2025-03-1118 minGreenwood Forest SermonsUncommon LoveDr. LaTonya Penny's sermon on Luke 6:27-38.
2025-03-0219 minGreenwood Forest SermonsRev. Dr. Rose CorneliousRev. Dr. Rose Cornelious preaches on 2 Samuel 22:1-4
2025-02-1923 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBlack History Month Keynote Sermon (Rev. Dr. Brickhouse)Rev. Dr. Mycal Brickhouse preaches on Genesis 12 and Luke 5
2025-02-1134 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBecome UnacceptableRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on Luke 4:21-30
2025-02-0721 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA Body Broken Beyond RepairRev. Efird's sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
2025-01-3027 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHoly and Unholy ConcurrencesRev. Dr. Ben Boswell's sermon on Luke 3:1-20
2025-01-2031 minGreenwood Forest SermonsYou Are MineRev. Efird's sermon on Isaiah 43:1-17
2025-01-1618 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Road Isn't StraightRev. Efird's sermon on Matthew 2:1-12
2025-01-0617 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLove Knows Your NameRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 2
2025-01-0615 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHope is Worth the RiskRev. Dr. Stacks preaches on Matthew 1:18-25
2024-12-1618 minGreenwood Forest SermonsDo the Good that is Yours to DoRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon for Advent 2 on Luke 3:7-16
2024-12-1119 minGreenwood Forest SermonsYou Are a BlessingRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon for Advent 1 on Luke 1:26-38
2024-12-0622 minGreenwood Forest SermonsReign of Christ SundayRev. Lynn McLaughlin preaches on Psalm 146 and John 18:33-38.
2024-12-0623 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLay Leadership ReflectionsLou Owoc-Edwards and Elizabeth Deters reflect on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
2024-12-0621 minGreenwood Forest SermonsPost election communion serviceRev. Wesley Spears-Newsome reflects on the Beatitudes after the election
2024-12-0518 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom of the SaintsRev. Efird's sermon on Ephesians 1:11-23
2024-11-1920 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom of the SpiritRev. Racquel Gill's sermon on 1 Corinthians 2
2024-10-2927 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Wisdom of the CrossRev. Al Whitehouse's sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
2024-10-2420 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Wisdom of JusticeRev. Dr. Mykal Brickhouse preaches on Amos 5
2024-10-2022 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom of ValorRev. Amanda Warren's sermon on Proverbs 31, week 4 of Wisdom Crying Out in our Streets
2024-10-0720 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom of a Good LifeLuke Perrin's sermon on James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a, week 3 of Wisdom Crying Out in the Streets
2024-10-0712 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom of ResistanceKatie Mangum's sermon on Esther. Week 2 of Wisdom Crying Out in the Streets
2024-10-0729 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWisdom at the City GateRev. Efird's sermon on Proverbs 1:20-33, the first in our Wisdom Crying Out in the Streets series
2024-10-0723 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThat You May LiveRev. Dr. Stacks's sermon on Isaiah 55:1-3
2024-09-0316 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWhen Angels Speak of LoveRev. Efird's sermon on Genesis 32:22-32
2024-09-0321 minGreenwood Forest SermonsRedemptive LoveRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 5:17-26
2024-08-2221 minGreenwood Forest SermonsSweet LoveRev. Efird's sermon on 1 Corinthians 13
2024-08-0820 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Heart of LoveRev. Efird's sermon on Romans 12:10-20
2024-07-2921 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLoving CommunionRev. Efird's sermon on Matthew 12:46-50
2024-07-2917 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLove and GreedRev. Spears-Newsome preaches on Luke 12:15-21
2024-07-2924 minGreenwood Forest SermonsTucson TestimoniesTestimonies from the delegation who just returned from the Freedom Ride to the Border in Tucson, AZ
2024-07-0843 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBe True to LoveRev. Efird's sermon on Ephesians 4:14-32
2024-07-0826 minGreenwood Forest SermonsChildhood Love LessonsRev. Efird's sermon on Matthew 18:2-5.
2024-06-2425 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWhat's Love Got to Do With It?Rev. Efird's sermon on 1 John 4:7-21
2024-06-2423 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA feast, for all peoplesRev. Isaac Villegas preaches on Isaiah 25:6-9
2024-06-1020 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA House Without WallsRev. Efird's sermon on Ephesians 2:11-22
2024-06-1022 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWelcoming GodRev. Efird's sermon on Genesis 18:1-16
2024-05-2721 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Moment BeforeRev. Efird's sermon on Acts 1:1-11
2024-05-1320 minGreenwood Forest SermonsGreater LoveRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on John 15:9-17
2024-05-0618 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe City of GodRev. Efird preaches on Revelation 22:1-5
2024-04-2219 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Whole Creation WaitsRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on Romans 8:19-25
2024-04-2120 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Heavens and The EarthRev. Efird begins an earth month sermon series with this sermon on Genesis 1:24-31
2024-04-2122 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHere's My HeartRev. Efird's Easter sermon on John 20:1-10 and 21:1-19
2024-04-2116 minGreenwood Forest SermonsSongs of Loudest Praise & Prone to Leave the God I LoveRev. Spears-Newsome and Rev. Efird deliver homilies on John 12:12-16 and John 18:15-18, 25-27
2024-04-2115 minGreenwood Forest SermonsTeach MeRev. Dr. Stacks preaches on Matthew 18:15-22
2024-04-2122 minGreenwood Forest SermonsI'm Fixed Upon ItRev. Efird preaches on Matthew 16:13-23
2024-04-2121 minGreenwood Forest SermonsRescue Me From DangerRev. Efird's sermon on Matt 14:22-33
2024-03-0624 minGreenwood Forest SermonsJesus Sought MeRev. Efird's Sermon on Luke 5:1-11
2024-03-0618 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBlack History Month Keynote SermonRev. Racquel Gill of Duke Chapel delivers our keynote address for Black History Month 2024 on Transfiguration Sunday.
2024-03-0625 minGreenwood Forest SermonsI Want to Draw NearRev. Efird's 4th sermon in the series "Take Me To Your River"
2024-01-3016 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBlood on My HandsSermon 3 in Rev. Efird's series "Take Me To Your River"
2024-01-2317 minGreenwood Forest SermonsSurrender to the Good LordSermon 2 of Rev. Efird's series "Take Me To Your River"
2024-01-2313 minGreenwood Forest SermonsDown the JordanSermon 1 in Rev. Efird's series "Take Me to Your River"
2024-01-2313 minGreenwood Forest SermonsNot Alone2024-01-2317 minGreenwood Forest SermonsMake Room2024-01-2214 minGreenwood Forest SermonsJoy in ConnectionPastor Efird's sermon on Luke 1:24-45 for the second Sunday of Advent.
2023-12-1121 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHope in a Weary WorldRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 1:5-23 for the first Sunday of Advent
2023-12-0616 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHow Then Shall We Live?Rev. Efird's sermon on Matthew 25 for Reign of Christ Sunday.
2023-11-2922 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWoke and Open or Spewed OutRev. Dr. Ben Boswell's sermon for GFBC's 60th Anniversary service on Revelation Chapter 3.
2023-11-2130 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLay Leadership ReflectionsReflections from Rick Chappell and Blair Biser on GFBC's past, present, and future
2023-11-1624 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Story Works OutRev. Efird's sermon on Revelation 7:9-17.
2023-11-0611 minGreenwood Forest SermonsStanding at the EdgeRev. Efird's sermon on Deuteronomy 34:1-12.
2023-10-3121 minGreenwood Forest SermonsOn Golden Calves and MasculinityRev. Dr. Stacks's sermon on Exodus 32:1-14
2023-10-2621 minGreenwood Forest SermonsStill Waters Run DeepRev. Elijah Zehyoue's sermon on Luke 5:1-11.
2022-02-0815 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWho Says You Can’t Go HomeRev. Spears-Newsome's sermon on Luke 4:21-30. This sermon concludes our series "Sing a Song."
2022-02-0315 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWe Shall Be FreeRev. Stacks sermon on Luke 4:14-21
2022-01-2611 minGreenwood Forest SermonsCall Me By Your NameRev. Efird's sermon on Isaiah 43:1-7. This is the first sermon in the "Sing a Song" series.
2022-01-1113 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHome By Another WayRev. Wesley Spears-Newsome's midrash-style reflection on the story of the magi.
2022-01-0718 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA Home for AllRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 3:1-18
2021-12-1316 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLaying the FoundationRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 1:57-80, continuing the sermon series Close to Home.
2021-12-0615 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHomesickRev. Efird's sermon on Luke 21:25-36 and the first in the Close to Home series.
2021-11-2915 minGreenwood Forest SermonsTogether We Build: Sanctuary, Belonging, Liberation2021-11-2317 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA Generous SowerSince we’ve been at home more than usual, we’ve done a lot of planting. We thought it might be fun to establish some things while we were actually able to water them! We’ve planted a garden, growing tomatoes, peppers, peas, and various types of greens. We planted herbs for the first time in years, making our own pesto and mint tea. We’ve established some small green giants in the back yard that we are watching grow. My mom planted a moonflower vine with my son Isaac that’s already grown all the way up our bird feede...2020-07-1619 minGreenwood Forest SermonsFreedom’s Coming and It Won’t Be LongThe great theologian and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Thurman, used to tell a story about his grandmother, Nancy Ambrose. Nancy was born a slave and lived on a plantation in Madison, FL until the Civil War. Howard and his family cared for her as she aged, and it was always Howard’s chore to read the Bible to her. Even though she couldn’t read or write, she knew her Bible well and requested specific readings from young Howard: sometimes the psalms, sometimes Isaiah, oftentimes the Gospels. However, with the exception of the 13th chapter of 1 Cori...2020-07-0719 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Evil Close at HandA few weeks ago, my two year-old daughter Hannah was being her normal feisty self, explaining to me exactly why she wanted something, and I looked at her and said, “You are so sassy!” She looked me right in the eye and said, “I’m not sassy; I’m strong!” Well, I guess I’ve done something right! It’s also clear I’ve passed along my strong, determined personality to my daughter. I appreciate determination; I think it’s a quality that will take you far. I’ve been called stubborn quite a few times, but being a determined person has...2020-06-3021 minGreenwood Forest SermonsUnless the Heart Catch Fire2020-06-0119 minGreenwood Forest SermonsAre We There Yet?2020-06-0115 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Objects of our Worship2020-06-0121 minGreenwood Forest SermonsA Faith Worth Dying For2020-05-1224 minGreenwood Forest SermonsLife Finds A Way2020-05-0616 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWounded Healers2020-04-2119 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWhere One is GatheredRev. Lauren Efird
2020-04-1416 minGreenwood Forest SermonsThe Weirdest Parade EverRev. Lauren Efird
2020-04-1422 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWhy Weren’t You Here?Rev. Dr. Stephen Stacks
2020-03-3015 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWho Sinned?Rev. Lauren Efird
2020-03-2314 minGreenwood Forest SermonsHow can you ask a drink of me?Rev. Lauren Efird
2020-03-2322 minGreenwood Forest SermonsWhen Satan Chants Your PsalmPeace to you in the name of Jesus, who when tempted to drink from the cup of dominion...chose instead the cup of salvation…when tempted to dine at the banquet of power…fasted in the wilderness of humility. Be our brother and guide today, Jesus.
Let’s pray.
Well, I would imagine we’ve seen enough Jesus inspired film productions to conjure up a few images after hearing the story of Jesus being tempted, more like manipulated and abused, in the wilderness.
Satan…sporting a black Armani suit…a subtle set of horns…ominous...2020-03-0222 minGreenwood Forest SermonsTransfiguration2020-02-2316 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBehave Yourself2020-02-1823 minGreenwood Forest SermonsSalt for the LandThere was a boy named Sam who didn’t speak. His parents began to get very concerned as he passed all the developmental milestones and still wasn’t talking. They took to the pediatrician, to the speech therapist, to the neurologist—all the docs said the same thing: we can’t find any medical reason why he isn’t speaking. One night while the family was eating dinner, Sam looked up and said, “my soup is too salty.” His parents freaked out, and started yelling and crying with relief, and saying “we can’t believe it, Sam! You can talk! It’s a mirac...2020-02-1119 minGreenwood Forest SermonsBetter is One DayRev. Wesley Spears-Newsome preaches on Psalm 84 during our Youth Sunday service.
2020-02-0320 minGreenwood Forest SermonsFish for People2020-01-2719 min