//podcastplus.net/feed/behind-the-sacred-desk~0bb4bae1 Preaching is central to the worship experience at Farish Street Baptist Church, Jackson, MS. Behind the Sacred Desk is a podcast of sermons delivered by Dr. Hickman M. Johnson, Senior Pastor and guest preachers. Fri, 01 May 2026 21:23:49 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 Dr. Hickman M. Johnson delivered the Doctrinal Sermon at the 2014 Annual Session of the General Baptist State Convention of Mississippi. Dr. Johnson identified five doctrinal controversies confronting the messengers assembled in that 1893 Convention. Of particular interest was the Committee on Doctrine’s recommendation regarding the celebration of Easter. In this sermon, Dr. Johnson discusses the meaning of the resurrection as a salvific event. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:13:13 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 Dr. Hickman M. Johnson delivered the Doctrinal Sermon at the 2014 Annual Session of the General Baptist State Convention of Mississippi. Dr. Johnson identified five doctrinal controversies confronting the messengers assembled in that 1893 Convention. Of particular interest was the Committee on Doctrine’s recommendation regarding the celebration of Easter. In this sermon, Dr. Johnson discusses the meaning of the resurrection as a salvific event. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:13:13 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 Dr. Hickman M. Johnson delivered the Doctrinal Sermon at the 2014 Annual Session of the General Baptist State Convention of Mississippi. Dr. Johnson identified five doctrinal controversies confronting the messengers assembled in that 1893 Convention. Of particular interest was the Committee on Doctrine’s recommendation regarding the celebration of Easter. In this sermon, Dr. Johnson discusses the meaning of the resurrection as a salvific event. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:13:13 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Doctrinal%20Sermon_GB%20State%20Conv.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 This is the third in the series. The first is, “To Behold the Face of God”. The second and third sermons develop further the theme: “Seeing God,” however, both are built on the Sermon-poem, “To Behold the Face of God”. The sermon text is: Job 33:14-16;42:5-6. Dr. Johnson discusses the idea of revelation: self-disclosure. For the Christian believer, this idea takes on form in the person of Jesus. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:15:37 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 This is the third in the series. The first is, “To Behold the Face of God”. The second and third sermons develop further the theme: “Seeing God,” however, both are built on the Sermon-poem, “To Behold the Face of God”. The sermon text is: Job 33:14-16;42:5-6. Dr. Johnson discusses the idea of revelation: self-disclosure. For the Christian believer, this idea takes on form in the person of Jesus. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:15:37 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 This is the third in the series. The first is, “To Behold the Face of God”. The second and third sermons develop further the theme: “Seeing God,” however, both are built on the Sermon-poem, “To Behold the Face of God”. The sermon text is: Job 33:14-16;42:5-6. Dr. Johnson discusses the idea of revelation: self-disclosure. For the Christian believer, this idea takes on form in the person of Jesus. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:15:37 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 This is the third in the series. The first is, “To Behold the Face of God”. The second and third sermons develop further the theme: “Seeing God,” however, both are built on the Sermon-poem, “To Behold the Face of God”. The sermon text is: Job 33:14-16;42:5-6. Dr. Johnson discusses the idea of revelation: self-disclosure. For the Christian believer, this idea takes on form in the person of Jesus. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:15:37 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God%20Part%20III.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3 What happens when we are permitted to “behold the face of God”? In this sermon, Pastor Johnson introduces us to Job, Isaiah and Paul at the moment they are permitted to see God’s face. How does each respond to his God sighting? Humankind’s desire to seek the face of God is fueled by a primitive past—a memory, though faint, that will not allow him or her to rest, except they find rest in God. This search ends in a way neither had imagined. Instead of vindication, praise or favor, the seeker discovers the woeful state of his existence and yet the sufficiency of God’s grace. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:45:38 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3 What happens when we are permitted to “behold the face of God”? In this sermon, Pastor Johnson introduces us to Job, Isaiah and Paul at the moment they are permitted to see God’s face. How does each respond to his God sighting? Humankind’s desire to seek the face of God is fueled by a primitive past—a memory, though faint, that will not allow him or her to rest, except they find rest in God. This search ends in a way neither had imagined. Instead of vindication, praise or favor, the seeker discovers the woeful state of his existence and yet the sufficiency of God’s grace. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:45:38 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3 What happens when we are permitted to “behold the face of God”? In this sermon, Pastor Johnson introduces us to Job, Isaiah and Paul at the moment they are permitted to see God’s face. How does each respond to his God sighting? Humankind’s desire to seek the face of God is fueled by a primitive past—a memory, though faint, that will not allow him or her to rest, except they find rest in God. This search ends in a way neither had imagined. Instead of vindication, praise or favor, the seeker discovers the woeful state of his existence and yet the sufficiency of God’s grace. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:45:38 +0000 http://farishstreetbaptistchurch.org/Media/Seeing%20God.mp3