The Essence of our Faith

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on October 25 2009. Mark 10: 46-52 Harold Campbell was one of the finest members of our church. He died on Christmas day last year. He had a pleasant personality and...

Be Careful What You Ask For

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on October 18 2009. Mark 10: 35-45             Have you ever made a request of someone and as soon as you did, you realized that it was the wrong thing to do? I suppose we...

Hope and Help

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on October 11 2009. Hebrews 4: 12-16            Hebrews appears to be a book wrapped in mystery. E. F. Scott referred to it as the “Riddle of the New Testament,” because it...

Wise Up!

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on September 13 2009. Proverbs 1: 20-33 Who is the wisest person you know? What separates him or her from others? How did this person get to be so wise?             The...

Love in Action

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on September 6 2009. James 2:1-10, 14-17              James is one of my favorite New Testament books. Obviously, this puts me at odds with the 16th century reformer, Martin...