If you have ever been to an arcade to play Pac-Man or Galaga, then you know the feeling of motivation the leaderboard can give you after the game ends. Seeing your name sit in the top 10, this invisible force begins to pull on you saying, “play again, you can do better.” A few hours […]
Jesus Is Better: Week 8
March 28, 2021Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes A wake up call to all Christians Hebrews 3:11 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, Consider how… 1. Jesus is better than Moses in his position Hebrews 3:2-42 who was faithful to him who […]
Mimicking His Movements
People are wired differently and thus learn differently. I am one who is a better visual or experiential learner. I don’t mind reading the instruction manual, but do better with photos or a YouTube video. I was reminded of this recently on a ski trip with friends to Utah. The snow was beautiful and I […]
Jesus is Better Week 7
March 21, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. The Incarnation Is Perfect for Us Hebrews 2:14-16Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who […]
Trailblazer
I had the opportunity to travel deep into Lookout Mountain, Georgia. There I stood in awe of Ruby Falls. After I descended 260 feet deep into the ground by elevator, I then followed a path deep into the mountain to enjoy the splendor of this underground waterfall. Millions have enjoyed this tourism spectacle. However it […]
Jesus is Better Week 6
March 14, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Founding Father Hebrews 2:10For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. Jesus blazed a trail that we should follow II. Family Ties Hebrews 2:11For he […]
Squirrel!
I admit it. I am easily distracted. Sometimes I feel like the dog in “UP”. I’m engaged in a conversation or a task then all of a sudden, “SQUIRREL!.” Who’s with me? I know that many of you can relate. In some ways this is a gift, because I can manage a lot at one […]
Jesus is Better: Week 5
March 7, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Hebrews 2:5-9For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?You made him for a little […]
Clinging to Promises
When my wife gave me my wedding ring on November 16, 1996, she wisely had engraved our anniversary date inside the 10K gold band. I could never forget this beautiful and momentous day. In her wisdom, she was able to look beyond the emotion of the day and recognize the common and normal tendencies of […]
Jesus is Better: Week 4
February 28, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Guard What Is Right Hebrews 2:1 (ESV)Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. A. Diluted truth B. Distracted focus Avoid drifting by clinging to the Gospel II. The Gospel Is Our Lifeline for Rescue Hebrews 2:2-32 […]