By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 21-26 The three smallest bones in the human body are found in the middle ear ossicles, more commonly known as the hammer, anvil and stirrup. Although these bones work in obscurity, totally invisible to the outside world, they are essential to our ability to hear.
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Jeremiah 33:3-8, 14-16 “Why can’t you be more like your brother?” Has anyone ever said something like that to you? Maybe you were compared to another coworker rather than a sibling.
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: I Corinthians 11:17-29 Anytime death invades our lives we respond in different ways. When a loved one dies some lash out in anger, or fall into depression, or retreat into isolation, while others grieve in a host of other ways.
By Rick Elsey Pastor West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Psalm 23:1-6 According to Wikipedia: “sheep are frequently thought of as unintelligent animals. Their flocking behavior and quickness to flee and panic can make shepherding a difficult endeavor for the [untrained].” Sheep need a good shepherd. As a shepherd himself, David would know this to be true.
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: John 20:2-9; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 In his sermon, “Easter is for Everyone,” Greg Laurie shared about an athiest who was upset because of all the holidays that people of faith celebrate. The atheist said to a friend, “You Christians have Christmas and Easter. And Jews celebrate their holidays, like Passover and Yom Kippur. But we atheists don’t have recgonized
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Luke 24:1-12 How many times have you been let down in your life? Someone made a promise or a commitment, and they did not follow through. How did that make you feel? Did it leave you angry, hurt or even disillusioned? You wonder if you can trust people to be faithful to their word. That is never an issue with
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27; 10:31-33; 11:1 One hot and humid Mississippi day, I was jogging on a neighborhood street. The last leg of the run was uphill. About half-way up the hill, I noticed an SUV coming down the hill. While panting for air and pouring sweat, I realized the vehicle was drawing closer to me. The window rolled
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Judges 6:11-16, 22-24 In the movie Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones’ character sums up our culture when he says, “They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom … They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won’t mind if you look around, you’ll say. It’s only $20 per
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: I Corinthians 7:1-13 Marriage is work, but the way God designed it, it works! In our social media saturated culture, the work of marriage continues to get tougher. In a recent issue of Computers and Human Behavior, the authors noted that those who didn’t use social media sites at all reported being 11.4 percent happier with their marriage than
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Exodus 17:8-16 As a high school football official, I love spending Friday nights in stadiums across the state. Before the game begins I stand side by side with other officials as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played. Sometimes it is a recording; sometimes the local band plays. No matter how it is played I always think of the same things. I
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 21-26 The three smallest bones in the human body are found
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Jeremiah 33:3-8, 14-16 “Why can’t you be more like your brother?” Has anyone ever said something
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: I Corinthians 11:17-29 Anytime death invades our lives we respond in different ways. When
By Rick Elsey Pastor West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Psalm 23:1-6 According to Wikipedia: “sheep are frequently thought of as unintelligent animals. Their flocking
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: John 20:2-9; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 In his sermon, “Easter is for Everyone,” Greg Laurie
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Luke 24:1-12 How many times have you been let down in your life? Someone made
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27; 10:31-33; 11:1 One hot and humid Mississippi day, I was
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Judges 6:11-16, 22-24 In the movie Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones’ character sums
By Sam Greer Senior Pastor, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga Focal Passage: I Corinthians 7:1-13 Marriage is work, but the way God designed it, it works!
By Rick Elsey Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Exodus 17:8-16 As a high school football official, I love spending Friday nights in stadiums
