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Join us as we Seek God, Shape Lives, and Serve The World. Enjoy these weekly sermons from the Oldest Black Church in North America.

First African Baptist Church


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Mother's Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 34:07


    Reverend Byars reminds us that we are all survivors and that we can overcome anything with God!

    Let's Stay Together

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 38:42


    Rev. Tillman comes to us on this First Sunday in May, to remind us of the power unity can afford, and how we must stay unified in order to be lead by our shepherd, the Lord Jesus.

    I've Got The Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 44:04


    Minister George Anderson comes to us on this Youth Sunday to remind each and every one of us that we have the power to bring others to Christ, and to overcome all obstacles in our path.

    Dead and Yet Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 20:30


    Rev. Tillman comes to us this Easter Sunday to deliver a powerful message about the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. He then educates us on how we can give our concerns and worries over to Him, for He is strong enough to carry them for us.

    It's Personal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 21:20


    Guest preacher Chauncey Blige of Second African Baptist Church comes to us on this Sunrise Easter Service to teach us about how to get more personal with Jesus Christ.

    Who Is Jesus To You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 38:30


    Minister Bosier comes to us on this Palm Sunday with a message calling us to be God's disciples and asks us, “Who God is to us?”

    Praying Effectively

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 34:31


    Reverend Tillman comes to us on this first Sunday in April to teach us about the importance of effective communication with Christ, through the act of Prayer.

    Esther's Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 32:03


    Rev. Lesa Dae-Byers comes to us on the final Sunday of Women's History Month to deliver a powerful and informative message on Esther, and the importance of her standing up for what was right even at great costs.

    Let's Eat March 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 35:26


    Pastor Tillman comes to us on this Sunday before St. Patrick's Day to remind us about the importance of eating, and how we must feed our spirit just as much as our physical bodies.

    We Must Make Disciples God's Way March 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 22:43


    Reverend Tillman delivers an informative sermon on the importance of loving one another and loving Christ.

    March 02, 2025 - What Can I Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 41:21


    Pastor Tillman reminds us what we should as a disciple for Christ.

    Lord, Have Your Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 24:29


    Minister George Anderson delivers a powerful and heartfelt message on this final Sunday of Black History Month.

    Three Truths - February 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 22:52


    Reverend George inspires us to do God's will by giving us Three Simple Truths.

    Follow Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 26:15


    Three “Ds” of Discipleship: Decision, Dedication and Determination.

    First Sunday of February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 27:21


    Today we are joined by guest preacher, Roscoe Perry, who gives a thought provoking sermon on this first Sunday of Black History Month.

    Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 37:40


    Minister Curry delivers an impassioned message about the importance of teamwork, humility, and how to be the best teammate in this upcoming season.

    A New You for A New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 29:38


    Rev. Marco George comes to us this Sunday detailing how we can all be better Christians in the service of Christ in the new year.

    Just As I Am

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 28:31


    Rev. Lesa Dae-Byars delivers an informative message teaching about the importance of being able to lean on Jesus.

    Why Did Jesus Come?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 44:39


    As we head into the Christmas Season, Pastor Tillman shares what we should do in response to Jesus' coming.

    Are You All In?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 49:13


    Pastor Tillman delivers a powerful message about how we can be more obedient to God and how we can better carry out his will.

    The LORD'S Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 23:45


    Reverend Dr. Kim Yarber delivers an informative message about the Lord's doing and how we can be better doers of his word.

    The Prerogative of Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 27:32


    Pastor Ronnie Brunson gives an enthusiastic and informative sermon on how to effectively serve the Lord through all of the trials and tribulations of life.

    Many Rockets, Many Interceptions: Still No Damage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 35:14


    Reverend George delivers an impassioned sermon teaching us to hold the faith. Reminding us that those weapons formed us shall NOT prosper.

    Let Us Pray

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 48:40


    Pastor Tillman delivers a powerful message about the importance of prayer in this ever changing world.

    How Can I Help You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 41:35


    Pastor Tillman delivers a powerful message, helping us keep the faith and helping us understand where our help comes from.

    Keep Pushing Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 30:51


    Pastor Tillman Delivers an informative message on how we keep going even when things seem to be disappointing.

    Faith Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 45:30


    Do you have faith? In this message, Pastor Tillman shares how we should exercise our faith.

    You Matter!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 35:23


    Pastor Tillman delivers an inspirational message telling the congregation that all of us matter, because we are the only “us” that we have.

    How to Reach the Messy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 30:41


    Pastor Tillman speaks to us on this Sunday about the importance of being present in a messy world.

    In Crisis on In Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 47:32


    Pastor Tillman reminds us that our true power comes from God. No matter how big the crisis, we need to stay in Christ.

    Justice Unites Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 35:43


    Minister Derrek Curry delivers an informative and unifying message about how we are all from the same people, and how we are more similar than we may appear.

    Your Wish Can Be Granted!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 21:28


    Pastor Tillman delivers an engaging message on this Sunday with the help of our youth choir, the Kingdom Kids.

    I Want You to See Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 42:23


    Minister George Anderson shares why we need to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ so others can see HIM in us.

    Who Me? Yes, You! Yes, Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 31:53


    Pastor Tillman shares what we can do individually to achieve unity in the body of Christ.

    Unity in the Body of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 44:51


    Pastor Tillman delivers a message on how we, the body of Christ should be unified so that we may carry out his will.

    The Christian Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 29:18


    Min. Hearns delivers an informative message about how to build and maintain the “Christian Mind”.

    In It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 34:06


    Guest speaker, Mayor Van Johnson, comes to us today with a message about how to get through the day, even when it seems we are “in it”.

    The Rock: The Church That Jesus Built

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 38:15


    Reverend Dae-Byars delivers an informative message about the struggles that we are going through and how Jesus is in tune with those struggles.

    Be A Sycamore Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 37:16


    Pastor Tillman gives us an informative message on how to stand on the word of God, and to stand as tall as a Sycamore Tree.

    Rejecting the Myth of Irrelevance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 30:08


    Our guest preacher, Dr. Jeffery Haggray, gives an informative message about how we can be of greater service to the Lord.

    We Have Been Commissioned!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 36:22


    Pastor Tillman delivers an impassioned sermon on this Sunday, about our commission to love one another, and how we have the power of our Lord within us.

    More Than Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 33:01


    In a powerful message, Pastor Tillman shares how we can have more than enough.

    Is Jesus with you.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 40:57


    Minister Bosier delivers a message about carrying Jesus with you on your travels

    Do you know who your father is?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 33:29


    Reverend Chavez Luckett delivers a powerful Fathers Day message, all about teaching us about our true father.

    Why Give?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 38:56


    Pastor Tillman shares why giving in times likes these are so important.

    What Does It Cost To Reach The Lost?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 50:09


    Reverend Tillman delivers a powerful sermon about what we give in order to receive, and how much it costs to bring others to Christ.

    Where is Your Power?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 42:12


    Pastor Tillman shares where the power is that Jesus sent more than 2,000 years ago.

    It Happened for a Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 43:44


    Pastor Tillman shares why Pentecost happened, for what reasons it happened, and how it is happening in our lives today.

    Just Look Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 37:21


    This Mother's Day Reverend Byers shares a poignant message that encourages and inspires us to LOOK UP and do God's will.

    Identity in Christ: Embracing Our True Selves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 34:36


    In reminding us of the sacrifices Christ made for us, Minister Curry teaches us how to be our true selves in the Lord.

    You Saved the Best for Last

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 45:11


    As we celebrate Pastor Tillman's 42nd Pastoral Anniversary, Rev. Andre Osborne reminds us that God saved the best for last.

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