- Russell Moore is President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern Baptist Convention’s official entity assigned to address social, moral, and ethical concerns. He is frequently asked to preach at various churches and conferences all over the country.
Genesis
- Genesis 1:26-2:3 — Just as Man: Human Dignity, Human Rights, and the Image of God
- Genesis 2:4-17 — Labor Days: Why Work Matters
- Genesis 2:18-25 — Sex Drive: Why Human Sexuality Matters
- Genesis 4:1-16 — Love, God, and Murder: The Slaughter of Abel and the Gospel of Christ
- Genesis 4:23-24 — Lamech’s Song of the Sword
- Genesis 6:1-8 — Dark Depravity and the Savior of Light
- Genesis 7:1-8:1 — Surviving the Waters of Judgment
- Genesis 10:32-11:9 — Monument to Failure, Monument to Fame: The Construction of Babel and the Cross of Christ
- Genesis 25:19-24 — Blood Soup: Why the Culture of Craving Is Wrecking Your Life, Your Church, and Our Mission—and How Jesus Can Turn It Around
Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22 — Pharaoh vs. Embryo: Why the Unborn Still Matter to the Church
- Exodus 1:1-2:10
- Exodus 2:11-4:17
- Exodus 4:18-7:13
- Exodus 7:14-10:29
- Exodus 11:1-13:16
- Exodus 12:1-32; 43-51 — The Blood-Splattered Welcome Mat: Finding Belonging with the Passed Over
- Exodus 13:17-15:21
- Exodus 15:22-17:7
- Exodus 17:8-18:27
- Exodus 19:1-20:21
- Exodus 20 — Between Us Robbers: Why Stealing Rarely Seems Like a Matter of Life or Death
- Exodus 20:8-11 — Rest in Peace: Celebrating the Sabbath from an Empty Tomb
- Exodus 20:14 — Another Sort of Thunder: Why You (Yes, You) Are on the Verge of Adultery
- Exodus 20:17 — Hell Is War: The Awful Violence of Wanting
- Exodus 20:22-23:19
- Exodus 23:20-24:18
- Exodus 25:1-27:21
- Exodus 28:1-31:18
- Exodus 32:1-33:6 — Is There a Golden Calf in Your Nativity Scene? How the First Commandment Drives Us to Christ
- Exodus 32:1-35
- Exodus 33:1-34:35
Deuteronomy
2 Samuel
1 Kings
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1 — Wisdom Is Not a What But a Who: An Introduction to the Wisdom of Christ
- Proverbs 1:1-7 — The Power of Words
- Proverbs 2 — Drowning Narcissus: Humility and the Wisdom of Christ
- Proverbs 3 — You May Already Be a Sluggard: Work and the Wisdom of Christ
- Proverbs 3:5-8 — Regret, Resolve, and Trusting the Plans of God
- Proverbs 4 — The Art of Auto-Crucifixion: Self Control and the Wisdom of Christ
- Proverbs 4:1-27 — The Power of Words
- Proverbs 5:1-23 — The Horror of Adultery and the Gospel of Christ
- Proverbs 6:12-19 — Shut Up
- Proverbs 6:6-11 — Finding Jesus in an Anthill: Following Christ through Wisdom with Money
- Proverbs 15:8 — Pray Up
- Proverbs 30:7-9 — Facing the Future while Following Christ
Micah
Matthew
- Matthew 2 — Joseph of Nazareth Is a Single-Issue Evangelical: The Father of Jesus, the Cries of the Helpless, and Change You Can Believe In
- Matthew 3:1-17 — Dead Man Washing: Why Baptism (Really) Matters
- Matthew 3:13-4:1 — Fathered with Christ
- Matthew 3:16-4:4 — Let Them Eat Slate: Why’d We Rather Be Fed than Fathered
- Matthew 4:5-7 — Mayday Someday: Why We’d Rather Be Right Than Rescued
- Matthew 4:8-17 — The Devil Votes Christian Values: Why We’re Tempted to be Glorified Satanists Rather than Crucified Followers
- Matthew 13:1-23 — One Word, Four Locations
- Matthew 13:24-58 — Wheat and Terror
- Matthew 14:1-13 — Cut Throat Christianity: The High Stakes of Missional Provocation
- Matthew 14:13-33 — Guns and Butter in the Kingdom of God: Why Our Anxiety and Arrogance Don’t Make Sense to Jesus
- Matthew 15:1-29 — Jesus Likes Dogs in the House: How to Find Your Place in the Kingdom of God (Especially If You Don’t Think You Have One)
- Matthew 16:13-23 — See Rock City: Finding the Kingdom by Naming Names
- Matthew 17:22-27 — Read My Fish, Some New Taxes: Why Following Jesus Means Surrendering Some Freedoms
- Matthew 18:15-21 — Church Discipline Is for Everybody: Finding the Peace of Christ in Our Life Together
- Matthew 19:13-30 — Economic Collapse Isn’t the Worst Case Scenario: Why It’s Hard to Walk Away from Security and Toward Jesus
- Matthew 20:1-16 — Jesus Doesn’t Keep the Minimum Wage Laws: Following Christ When God Doesn’t Seem Fair
- Matthew 21:33-46 — How to Murder Jesus in a Grape-Field: Your Response to This Service Might Be More Meaningful Than You Think
- Matthew 22:1-14 — How to Get Arrested at a Wedding Reception: Hearing Your Invitation to the Marriage Supper of the Kingdom
- Matthew 23:1-39 — Jesus Shoves Me, This I Know: Why the Spirit of Christ Ought to Upset You
Mark
Luke
- Luke 1:26-38 — Round Yon Violence: Why the Virgin Birth Ought to Scare You to Death
- Luke 1:39-56 — The Most Shocking Madonna Song Ever: How the Blessed Virgin Mary Can Teach Us to Worship at Christmas
- Luke 2:8-20 — A Son, a Sign: More than a Myth
- Luke 14:7-24 — The Outsiders and the Kingdom Feast
- Luke 18:9-14 — Self-Entitlement and the Righteousness of Christ
John
- John 1:1-18 — In the Beginning, Jesus
- John 16:4-15 — When Doves Try: The Terrible Tribunal of the Spirit of Christ
- John 19:16-36 — Your Skeleton Is Safe: Signs of Hope in a Cross-Bearing Life
- John 19:41-20:18 — Two Graves, Two Gardens: How to Reverse Your Life Through the Resurrection of Christ
Acts
- Acts 2:1-41 — The Spirit Strikes: How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything
- Acts 2:42-47 — Signs of the Kingdom: How the Spirit Reigns Down
- Acts 3:1-26 — Uncrippled and Uncrucified: Why You Don’t Want What You Want to Want
- Acts 4:1-31 — This Spirit Doesn’t Cringe: Why the Gospel Makes You Fearless
- Acts 5:27-42 — The Long Way Around: Why It May Take a Couple Billion Years to Get to Your Best Life Now
- Acts 6:1-7 — Deacons. Seriously
- Acts 8:26-39 — Same Kind of Different as You: A Mutilated Man Meets a Mutilated God
- Acts 10:1-48 — A Sheet Full of Lizards
- Acts 13:38-43 — Beyond the Sinner’s Prayer: The Power of the Gospel of a Promise-Keeping God
- Acts 13:44-52 — More than a Mission Trip: The Power of the Gospel of a Nations-Seeking God
- Acts 16:25-34 — Philippi Prison Blues: Finding Freedom in Gospel and Mission
- Acts 18:24-28 — Great Commission Humility, Great Commission Power
- Acts 19:21-40 — Too Quiet a Riot: Why It’s Good News When Your Idols Fight Back
- Acts 20:17-38 — Bloody Words
- Acts 21:37-22:31 — Reclaiming Your Testimony
- Acts 24:22-27 — Happy Daze: How to Avoid Apostolic Christianity, and Never Really Miss It
- Acts 25:22-26:8 — A Gospel That Will Get You Arrested: Preparing Our Children to Be Persecuted
Romans
2 Corinthians
Galatians
- Galatians 3:10-14 — Skull Place: Curse and Blessing in the Gospel of Christ
- Galatians 3:23-4:9 — Adoption
- Galatians 3:27-4:9 — Ex-Orphans Unleashed: What an Adoption Culture Can Teach Us about the Mission of Christ, and Vice-Versa
Colossians
2 Timothy
Hebrews
- Hebrews 3:7-4:13
- Hebrews 4:14-5:10
- Hebrews 5:8-6:3
- Hebrews 6:4-12
- Hebrews 6:13-20
- Hebrews 6:19-8:13
- Hebrews 9:1-10:18
- Hebrews 10:19-39
- Hebrews 11:1-7
- Hebrews 11:8-16
- Hebrews 11:17-22
- Hebrews 11:23-12:2
- Hebrews 12:3-17
- Hebrews 12:18-29
- Hebrews 13:1-18
James
- James 1:1-8 — Life in the Mist
- James 1:12-16 — Life in the Mist
- James 1:17-21 — Life in the Mist
- James 1:22-27 — Life in the Mist
- James 1:9-11 — Life in the Mist
- James 1:9-18 — Boyce College Dorm Meeting
- James 2:1-9 — Life in the Mist
- James 2:8-13 — Life in the Mist
- James 2:14-26 — Life in the Mist
- James 3:13-18 — Life in the Mist
- James 4:1-4 — Life in the Mist
- James 4:5-10 — Life in the Mist
- James 4:10-16 — Life in the Mist
- James 4:17 — Life in the Mist
- James 5:1-6 — Life in the Mist
- James 5:12 — Life in the Mist
