As parents, my wife and I are committed to disciple our daughters with the prayerful expectation that they will become women who pursue the Lord, study the Word, advance the Kingdom, and live on mission with God. There will be a day when I’m not there, but God and His Word will always be present […]
Just Know I’m Following Jesus
I proudly display an autographed baseball in my office. While I am an avid Braves fan, this ball is not signed by any famous baseball player. In fact, it displays a shaky signature of my grandfather-in-law who passed away in 2013 at the age of 96. Having impacted my life tremendously I often glance at […]
Resounding Hope: Submission
October 25, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Serve As a Sojourner 1 Peter 2:11-12Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see […]
Pursuit
Have you ever been in love? Think back on that initial moment when you knew this relationship was different. It’s alright. Give yourself permission to get sappy for a moment. I knew in February of 1995 that my girlfriend, Hilary, would one day be my wife. I knew then that this relationship was unique and […]
Resounding Hope – Living Stones
October 18, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Consume the Word 1 Peter 2:1-3So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. […]
Faithfully Stewarding Your Estate
A Webinar from the Georgia Baptist Foundation Monday, November 2 | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Do you realize that if you own anything, you have an estate? Sadly many people do not think they have one. Without properly planning your estate, all you have worked so hard for could end up in probate court […]
Be Like Mike?
Who is your role model? We all have them. I remember in high school I tried to mimic the way Michael Jordan walked because I wanted “to be like Mike.” Clearly, God had plans for me other than basketball. While there was no harm in that childhood fantasy, there is significance in who we choose […]
Resounding Hope – Holiness
October 11, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes 1. Pattern Your Life Out of Expectation 1 Peter 1:13-16Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of […]
Scars and Successes
A few months back, I was clearing a small area of land in my backyard, with the hope of planting some wildflowers and clover for my bees. The things we do for honey! Anyway, when I began to move the dirt, I found an old and rusted horseshoe. Fascinated at my discovery, my mind began […]
Resounding Hope – Living Hope
October 4, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes 1. Your Journey Is Not a Surprise 1 Peter 1:1-2Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to […]