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In Passion in the Pulpit, Jerry Vines and Adam Dooley will teach you how to exegete not just the verbal content of Scripture, but its emotional appeal as well.

As you may or may not know, I have a twitter account (www.twitter.com/jerryvines). I have said several times that I use it primarily to encourage and have some fun. I try not to deal with [...]

Singer Bruce Springsteen is affectionally called “The Boss” by his fans. The 69-year-old rock n’ roll legend actually got the name in the early years when his band played in clubs. His task was [...]

I’m back. Well, sorta. When I started Jerry Vines Ministries upon my retirement as pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida after almost 24 wonderful years, I started Vines Lines on [...]

At an early age I was taught to love preachers. The biggest night in the year at our house was when our pastor came for dinner. Through the years I learned to love anyone who declares God’s Word [...]

I am thrilled to announce that our 10 year Vines By The Book Sunday School  curriculum is now complete and available for churches. When I retired as pastor at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, [...]

I am very pleased with the positive reviews, notes and emails I have received about my new book “Vines: My Life and Ministry.” I am especially grateful for this one by Dr. Warren Wiersbe

I am excited to announce that Old Testament Cycle 3 (Series 8) of "Vines By The Book" Sunday School Curriculum is now available. This teacher’s guide online curriculum is designed to take Sunday [...]

There are some dire predictions about the future of churches in America. A recent expert predicts that one out of four churches (I presume churches of all denominations) will close their doors [...]