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A Stirring Among the Angels

December 4, 2022

Luke 1:8-22, 28-38

Mark Smith

A Stirring Among the Angels

Date Preached: December 4, 2022

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Join us as we peek into heaven over 2,000 years ago and witness the angels as they watch God call the angel Gabriel to his throne twice in six earth months to send him on a special mission. Had the time for the Messiah to come arrived? They were as excited to know this as any Jewish person on earth who'd been patiently awaiting the fulfilling of God's promise. Heaven was excited. Would earth soon join in?

A Stirring Among the Angels

Christmas Before Time Began

November 27, 2022

Christmas in Heaven and on Earth

Matthew 25:34, 1 Peter 1:20-21, Ephesians 1:3-6

Mark Smith

Christmas Before Time Began

Date Preached: November 27, 2022

Series: Christmas in Heaven and on Earth

Speaker: Mark Smith

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When was Christmas? We think of it happening about 2,000 years ago. In this message we'll discover that Christmas actually happened before time began in decisions made in heaven by God about how to deal with the sin he knew we'd commit once he created us. Knowing this tells us a lot about God's love and it makes the uniqueness of the Christian faith certain. That's why knowing when Christmas really occurred is important for us and for the world.

Christmas Before Time Began

Giving Out of Compassion

November 13, 2022

I Love My Church

2 Corinthians 8

Mark Smith

Giving Out of Compassion

Date Preached: November 13, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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We've learned that Christians are to give out of love, with love being the measure of how much to give. In this message we'll learn that Christians are also supposed to be motivated by compassion and give accordingly. We'll examine the difference between giving out of love and giving out of compassion, encounter a group of Christians who served as an example of compassionate giving, and learn how we can be confident when we give out of compassion to those we do not know.

Giving Out of Compassion

I Love My Church So I Give

October 30, 2022

I Love My Church

John 3:16, Acts 2:45-49, 4:32-35

Mark Smith

I Love My Church So I Give

Date Preached: October 30, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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A relationship in which both members declare their love for each other but one or both never give to the other is a suspect relationship. If we love we give. That's what God did, and that's what the first Christians did. In this message we'll discover two facts about giving by the first Christians, and then make three observations about the way they gave. These will help us answer the questions, "Should Christians give to the church?" and "How much should Christians give to the church?"

I Love My Church So I Give

The Church Involves Believers in Fellowship

October 23, 2022

I Love My Church

Acts 2:42-47, 1 John 1:1-3, 1 John 1:6-7

Mark Smith

The Church Involves Believers in Fellowship

Date Preached: October 23, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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From the beginning of the church there was some thing extraordinary about its life. The word Luke, John, and Paul use to describe this something special is the word fellowship, or the Greek word koinonia. In this message we learn what fellowship is, what it does for believers, and how it can be experienced. Once you've experienced genuine Christian fellowship you'll appreciate why it is so important to believers.

The Church Involves Believers in Fellowship

I Will Serve My Church

October 16, 2022

I Love My Church

1 Corinthians 12:4-31, Romans 12:3-8, Ephesians 4:11-16

Mark Smith

I Will Serve My Church

Date Preached: October 16, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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In this message we focus on the application of the truth that the church is Christ's body and we are members of his body. First of all, what does that mean? Then, what does it mean for how we look at the church and our relationship to others in the church? As we'll see, as members of Christ's body we each have an essential role to play in the church, a role that has been chosen for us by the Holy Spirit to help the entire church be healthy and do the work God wants it to do.

I Will Serve My Church

I Will Help My Church Grow

October 9, 2022

I Love My Church

Matthew 28:19-20, Ephesians 4:11-16

Mark Smith

I Will Help My Church Grow

Date Preached: October 9, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The purpose of the church is to make disciples. But what is a disciple? How are disciples made? What role does the church play in disciple-making, and how do individual members of the church help the church to grow in making disciples? We'll answer these questions, and then ask one more. If we love the church shouldn't we be helping it grow by making disciples?

I Will Help My Church Grow

Church Is Family

October 2, 2022

I Love My Church

1 John 3:1-2, John 1:12, Romans 8:15-16, John 15:2, 1 John 3:11, 14-18, Timothy 5:1-2

Mark Smith

Church Is Family

Date Preached: October 2, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The emotionally warmest picture of the church in the New Testament is the church as the family of God. In contrast to the idea of believers being members of an organization or society, Jesus thought of his followers as brothers and sisters. The family image is the most frequently used image of the church in the New Testament. It has real significance to not only what the church should mean to believers, but also to how they should behave towards others in the church. We'll explore this in today's message.

Church Is Family

Jesus Loves the Church. We Should, Too.

September 25, 2022

I Love My Church

Ephesians 5:25-27

Mark Smith

Jesus Loves the Church. We Should, Too.

Date Preached: September 25, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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How do you feel about the church? How you feel determines how you act toward the church. Jesus loves the church. That determined what he did and does for the church. He's our example. We ought to love the church just as Jesus did, not in word alone, but in how we treat the church and act toward the church. You and I are invited to love the church as Jesus loved the church. If we do, it will also show as Jesus' love showed.

Jesus Loves the Church. We Should, Too.

What is the Church?

September 18, 2022

I Love My Church

Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 1:4, Acts 2:37-42, Ephesians 2:19, 1 John 1:3

Mark Smith

What is the Church?

Date Preached: September 18, 2022

Series: I Love My Church

Speaker: Mark Smith

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If we are to love what Jesus loves (the church, Ephesians 5:25) then we have to be sure of what that is. In this first in a series of messages about the church we'll answer the question, "What is the church?" We'll see some things the church is not, then discover what the church is according to the New Testament. We'll not only define the church, but we'll use some of the New Testament names for the church to help us get a clearer idea of what the church is supposed to be. Join us as we learn to better love what Jesus loves.

What is the Church?

Leading Someone to Christ

September 11, 2022

Sharing The Good News

Romans 3:10, 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, Revelation 3:20

Mark Smith

Leading Someone to Christ

Date Preached: September 11, 2022

Series: Sharing The Good News

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Leading Someone to Christ

Your Testimony

September 4, 2022

Sharing The Good News

Acts 26:1-29, Luke 8:38-39

Mark Smith

Your Testimony

Date Preached: September 4, 2022

Series: Sharing The Good News

Speaker: Mark Smith

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One of the most powerful tools we have available to share our faith in Jesus with others is the story of our own conversion. In this message we'll discover what a salvation testimony consists of, why it is so powerful a tool, and we'll start preparing our personal testimony and share it with others.

Your Testimony

Opening Blind Eyes

August 28, 2022

Jesus the Soul Winner

John 9

Mark Smith

Opening Blind Eyes

Date Preached: August 28, 2022

Series: Jesus the Soul Winner

Speaker: Mark Smith

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After Jesus heals a man born blind the truth about spiritual blindness takes center stage. This encounter makes it clear that a spiritual transformation has to occur in a person's life so that he/she can become a follower of Jesus: they must have their spiritual eyes opened to see Jesus for who he is. We can faithfully share Christ but the Holy Spirit must open mind and hearts to the truth we are sharing.

Opening Blind Eyes

When You fail to Win Someone

August 21, 2022

Jesus the Soul Winner

Luke 18:18-23

Mark Smith

When You fail to Win Someone

Date Preached: August 21, 2022

Series: Jesus the Soul Winner

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The fear of rejection or failure often keeps Christians from sharing their faith more often. As we'll see this week, Jesus even failed to win a person occasionally. Why this happened, and how Jesus responded can help us overcome any fear of rejection or failure we might have in sharing the good news with others.

When You fail to Win Someone

Quenching Spiritual Thirst

August 14, 2022

Jesus the Soul Winner

John 4:1-42

Mark Smith

Quenching Spiritual Thirst

Date Preached: August 14, 2022

Series: Jesus the Soul Winner

Speaker: Mark Smith

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What does water from a well have to do with soul winning? In this message we'll see Jesus lead a shame-filled woman to faith in him starting with a simple request concerning water from a well. When we know that all people have an unquenched inner thirst that only God can satisfy, as Jesus did with this woman, we have a powerful tool to help a person see their need for Christ.

Quenching Spiritual Thirst

Hanging Out with Lost People

August 7, 2022

Jesus the Soul Winner

Matthew 9:9-13

Mark Smith

Hanging Out with Lost People

Date Preached: August 7, 2022

Series: Jesus the Soul Winner

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Jesus hung out with sinners and tax collectors! He even called a tax collector to be a disciple. Some people were shocked. Properly religious people didn't associate with such riff-raff as Jesus was hanging out with.

As we try to learn from Jesus about making disciples, we have to learn the lesson Jesus illustrated in this morning's passage: that we can't be soul winners by hanging out with the saints. We have to hang out with lost people, too..

Hanging Out with Lost People

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