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March 1, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Rock and a Hard Place Acts 25:1-12Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking…
February 23, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Wait on the Lord Acts 24:22-2322 But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.” 23 Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but…
February 16, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Weapons of Attack Acts 24:1-9And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. 2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Since through you…
February 9, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Acts 23:12-3512 When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said,…
Have you ever observed a child doing something that proves his or her brain is not fully developed? In shock, you may have asked, “What were you thinking?!” Likely you were not surprised when he or she replied, “I wasn’t.” OK, let’s be honest; when is the last time someone asked you that same question…
February 2, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Parents in the room, have you ever looked at your kids and observed something that they did, and then you responded with the question, “What were you thinking?!” Has that ever happened? I mean, because you observe them doing something that you know that they know better than…
Who is your favorite character in the Star Wars movies? I typically don’t choose the villain as my favorite movie character, but for some reason, I have always liked Darth Vader the most in the Star Wars saga. Perhaps it was his strength or the voice-over by James Earl Jones. Regardless, I often chose him…
January 26, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Almost everybody likes a good story. Now, some of you may like to read your story in the form of a novel. Others of you might like to watch your story by binge watching a show on Netflix. Others of you maybe want the silver screen, the movie….
January 19, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Has there ever been a situation in your life where you feel like you “got took”? I know that’s not correct grammar, but you got hoodwinked. The bait-and-switch move happen. “Gotcha” happened. It may have been when you were trying to buy something from somebody, and it ended…
Road rage is a real thing! Let’s be honest; you’ve been at a four-way stop or have navigated the pace of oncoming cars on the ramp of an interstate. It is easy to let our frustration show through the honking of a horn, the riding of a bumper, or the stare that we offer as…