This Salt is Actually Good for You

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on February 6, 2011. Matthew 5:13-16 “There is nothing more useful than sun or salt,” the Romans were fond of saying. Try to convince your doctor of that! From all I hear...

Why Is Community So Important to God?

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on January 30, 2011. Psalm 15 The picture caught my attention first and then the headline of the newspaper article. It was a picture of people playing in a heavy snow over...

Let Go and Go

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on January 23, 2011. Matthew 4:12-23 When Jackie was on her marriage sabbatical, I asked her a very important question one day while talking to her on the phone. You recall...

A Meal that Fed Their Spirits

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on January 9, 2011. Mark 14:17-26 Communion Devotion This was not a casual, relaxing meal around a table with dear friends. Tension was in the air and everyone felt it....

Mary’s Story ¦Our Story

A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on December 12, 2010. Luke 1:26-38 What part of Mary’s story attracts your attention this year? When we read a familiar story, it is always interesting to see which part...