Who is Trying to Get Your Attention?

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on August 16 2009. John 6: 41-51.            My father’s mother lived to be ninety-six. Her hearing was almost gone in her latter years, or so we thought. Most of the time...

Blessing of the Students

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on August 9 2009. Lamentations 2:19            Almost twenty years ago, I began a tradition at the beginning of the school year. I asked all the school age children to come...

The Longings of the Heart

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on July 26 2009. John 6:24-35           Why does fresh baked bread smell so good? Is there another aroma that says welcome better or more quickly melts the stress and strain...

Do You Have a Servant’s Heart?

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on July 19 2009. Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56            I look forward to hearing reports from our mission teams when they return home. As soon as I see team leaders or...

Up Close and Personal

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on June 28 2009. Mark 5: 21-43. At Smoke Rise, we believe that every member is a minister. We feel so strongly about this that we made it our church motto. Occasionally,...