UPDATED:
audio sermons & Snippets 4/6/2026
Welcome to
Friendship Baptist Church
Friendship Baptist Church welcomes you to join us in the worship of the Triune God.
Our services:
Sunday School - 10:00am
Worship Service - 11:00am
Sunday Evening Bible Study - 6:30pm
Wednesday Prayer Meeting / Bible Study - 7:00pm
LORD'S DAY SNIPPET 4/5/2026
by H. Rondel Rumburg, ThM, DMin
Snippet #512 The One Who Understands My Thoughts
“O LORD … thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Psalm 139:2
He Arose
The Hero is still sleeping silently and calmly in his chamber, and hell is still rejoicing in the idea that it has obtained the mastery, when suddenly the voice of the Almighty penetrates the tomb: the word, “Arise!” is pronounced over the bloody corpse; in an instant the bandages are loosened, and the linen cloth is removed which enveloped the countenance; the stream of immortal life gushes through the hitherto stiffened limbs; the form of a servant has disappeared, and the Son of Man rises from the dust in unspeakable glory and brightness. Even heaven is set in motion, and the angels of God descend to pay homage to the Prince of Life. A seraph opens for his Lord the door of the tomb, and the earth trembles with joy under the feet of its glorified King; the stones call out “Hosanna,” and the rocks rending asunder are his hymns of praise; the guards who watched his tomb, the representatives of his enemies, now overpowered by his majesty, lie, like dead men, on the ground at his feet; the saints, after the slumber of thousands of years, rise out of their graves to bear witness that the land of death has been conquered, and the power of death taken away. Nature, adorned in the fairest colors of spring, seems in silent adoration to solemnize the triumph of her Creator; and the sun, which is even now issuing forth in all its glory from the flaming gates of the firmament, appears to be ascending for no other purpose than to swell the coronation splendor of the great Prince of Life! By F. W. Krummacher
Last Pastoral message by Ron Rumburg
Passing the Torch, delivered on 1/18/2026
John 10:1-16
9/16/2025 Bloody Hands
“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.”
Proverbs 17:15
3/17/2025 The Five Points of Salvation, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg
Paul and the other apostles tell us that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast (Eph. 2:8-9).
The Lord Jesus said, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” John 6:37-39
3/2/2025 Is Cremation Biblical?, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg
Amo 2:1-2 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: (2) But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
12/29/2024 Spiritual Check-up, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg
The astute care we take of things is called vigilance, whether it be with our yearly check-up with the dentist or some other physician who attends to a specialized need. “Vigilance is the state of being watchful and alert, especially to notice potential dangers or problems” [Cambridge Dictionary].
2/9/2025 Praying in Public, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg
The need for instruction on public praying is universal. All Christians need help here. Why? There is the danger of dishonoring God and unduly honoring our fellows. We must never address those about us in prayer for our heavenly Father alone should receive our prayers. Remember in the Model Prayer the Lord Jesus taught His disciples to begin, “Our Father which art in heaven.”
But when life tumbles in, what then?, by Pastor Arthur J. Gossip
[This was the first sermon preached after my wife’s dramatically sudden death. Arthur John (AJ) Gossip, Beechgrove Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, 1927.]
“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with the horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jer. xii. 5
Upcoming Services
12
April
10:00AM Sunday School class, Sam Snyder
11:00AM Worship Service, Sam Snyder
6:30PM Evening Service, Dwayne Cook
SUNDAY
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
6:30 PM
8
April
7:00PM Prayer meeting, Sam Snyder
WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM