Who is this Family?

Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., on June 21, 2009. Mark 3: 31-34. Meditation Text:         We will need to remember that we did not create ourselves, that we owe what we are  to the communities that formed us.   ...

Storms, Fear and Faith

This sermon was delivered by Wendell Griffen, pastor of the New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Ark., on June 21, 2009. Jesus reprimanded the disciples:  “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith at all? Mark 4:40 (The Message)   Being in a...

Fighting our Fears

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on June 21, 2009. I Samuel 17 (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49 One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. The thunder was fearsome...

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...

The Fate of Emptiness

Sermon delivered by Dr. Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., on June 7, 2009. Luke 11: 24-26. Meditation Text: In any city, Sunday is the saddest day of the week…when the tempo of the working week is suspended, and the poverty of meaning in...

Faith Stories and Faith Lessons

This sermon was delivered by Wendell Griffen, pastor of the New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Ark., on June 14, 2009. Mark 4:26-34   Everyone loves stories.  For as long as humans can remember, stories have been a central part of our lives, in every culture,...