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 […]
True North
In high school, I did a science project on electricity. Now let me be upfront, science and math are not my forte. For this experience, I was encouraged to explore electricity and the possibilities of it creating energy that could regenerate. That project was not my best work, but it did lead me on a […]
Jesus is Better: Week 3
February 21, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Constance In The Middle of Change Hebrews 1:10-1210 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; 11 they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, 12 like a […]
Continual Worship
We are all called to worship. The writer of Hebrews points out to his readers that according to the Psalm, all of the angels are to worship Jesus. While all the angels have specific roles that God has placed them in, we see here that they are all to worship him no matter what job they […]
Jesus is Better: Week 2
February 14, 2021Pastor Alan Sinquefield Sermon Notes Hebrews 1:5-9 ESVFor to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, […]
If We Listen
Imagine you are in a boardroom and in the middle of a contentious discussion where opinions vary and the stakes are high. The consensus seems elusive and everyone passionately cares for the outcome but seems unwilling to compromise. In those moments, typically, the leader of the group will cut through the noise with clarity and […]
Jesus is Better: Week 1
February 7, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. God Has Clearly Spoken Hebrews 1:1-2Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he […]