How to Make Holy Week Special

Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on Apr. 5 2009. Mark 11: 1-11 . Christians from all over the world are gathering on the Mount of Olives about this hour. While it is morning here, the sun is falling on...

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...

Lament as a Wintry Spirituality

This sermon was delivered by Graham Walker, associate dean for the master of divinity degree program and professor of theology at McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, Ga., on April 7, 2009. Psalm 22 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from...

At the Table: Eat

Sermon delivered by Heather Entrekin, pastor of Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie Village, K.S., on Mar. 29 2009. John 12: 20-33 The other day, I was having dinner with some friends at a nice bistro restaurant in Brookside. I ordered one of those crispy, individual...

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...