Are You Keeping Your Head Above Water?

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on June 21 2009. Mark 4: 35-41.             I wonder how long they fought that storm before they awakened Jesus. I also wonder what the disciples said about him sleeping...

Urban Gardening

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on June14 2009. Mark 4: 26-34.             It has been almost seventy years since one was on the White House lawn. During WW II, Eleanor Roosevelt planted a vegetable garden...

Endings and Beginnings

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on May 24 2009. Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11             “Nothing will get you out of an inning quicker than a triple play,” one of the Braves’ announcers said as I turned the...

Who Do You Need in Your Life?

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on May 10 2009. John 15:1-8 They grew behind the house and served as a border between the yard and the open field. In the fall, they were cut back and you could see right...

What Makes People Good?

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on May 3 2009. John 10: 11-18. Have you ever seen a real, honest-to-goodness shepherd tending his flock? Unless you have traveled abroad, I doubt it. There aren’t many roads...