Baptized in Water

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on May 2, 2010. Matthew 3:1-17 Meditation Text: That day at the Jordan, standing knee-deep in the cold water, with John the Baptist drenching him, the Anointed One signified his obedient...

Covenant Redux

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., April 25, 2010.  Joshua 24:14-28 Meditation Text:    O Thou whose infinite love, made manifest in Jesus Christ, alone has power to destroy the empire of evil in my soul, grant that with each...

Celebrating Grace Hymnal Dedication

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 11, 2010.  Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time because the days are evil.  So do not be foolish but understand what the will...

The Easter Rush

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 4, 2010.   John 20:1-10 Meditation Text:    In John’s account (of Easter)….everyone was busy running.  The tempo has picked      up in this gospel.  After a very long series of...

The Language of Stones

A sermon delivered by, Joel Snider, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on March 28, 2010. Luke 9:36-40 Meditation Text: Opposition to Christian witness cannot succeed; and the truth will come out, it cannot long be silenced. That stones would shout is, of course, a...