Images of Atonement: Sacrifice

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, G.A., on Apr. 5 2009. Hebrews 10:11-18 I think all of us know that about 2,000 years have passed since the time of Christ. If you are not a biblical scholar, you may not know that means it has...

Images of Atonement: Redemption

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, G.A., on Mar. 22 2009. Mark 10:35-45   The Lenten Season is the opposite of Easter. It prepares us by helping us reflect on our sin and the sacrifice of Christ. It also helps us think of exactly...

An Image of Example

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, G.A., on Mar. 29 2009. 1 John 2: 3-6 How long has it been since you have seen anything that had “WWJD” on it? That was really popular ten or fifteen years ago. There were bracelets, T-shirts, and...

Know Jesus: I am the True Vine

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of FirstBaptistChurch in Rome, G.A., on Feb. 22, 2009. John 15: 1-8 The scripture passage today is one that does not need a lot of explaining. We understand this image of the vine. If you can think with me, most children at some...

Know Jesus: I am the Truth

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2009. John 18:37-39 This passage is typically associated with Holy Week, the week leading up to the crucifixion and death of Jesus but we thank Pilate for helping us focus our...