What I Learned From Cancer

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., May 22, 2011. Romans 8:28 Morning Prayer: O, Lord, we confess that we live in a world where your goodness and presence is easily hidden.  Like the psalmist, we sometimes wonder where you have...

The Example of Youth

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., May 8, 2011. 1 Timothy 4:11-16 Morning Prayer: We thank you today, O God, for the arms that have held us when we were small and arms that hold us when we are in need of strength and...

The Power of God’s Weak Love

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on May 1, 2011. Romans 8:18-23 Meditation Text: When good things happen, that is not a sign that human nature is good.  It is a sign that God is good and that he uses us to be his agents in...

Resurrection Changes Everything

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 24, 2011. 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Morning Prayer: We thank you, Father, that we have risen this day to the promise of life and we offer praise to you as the God of all life and the God of each...

Do Not Weep for Me

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 17, 2011. Luke 23:26-43 Morning Prayer: Father, we ask your forgiveness for times when we are shaped more by the values of this age than we are by the values of your kingdom.  Forgive...