Am I the only one who is fascinated with cooking shows? During the pandemic, I consumed every episode of the British Baking Show. What I learned is that what looks easy on television is much harder than it appears. Where do they even find most of those fancy ingredients? I did make a pretty mean […]
How to Find Rest During the Storms of Life
May 2, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Run Through the Finish Hebrews 4:11Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. II. Rely on What God Has Spoken Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, […]
What Is Your Biggest Regret?
Do you have any regrets? My wife and I once spontaneously spent money we really didn’t have to join a furniture club that we would never use. We gave in to the pressure of a sales pitch and truly wasted money in our first year of marriage. Sadly, we never even purchased any furniture with […]
How to Deal With Life’s Regrets | Ricky Smith
April 25, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Believe It or Not Hebrews 4:6Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, Matthew 7:14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who […]
Can I rest if I never slow down?
After a long day on a trip to New York City I checked my watch for steps taken and decided to journal with this photo after walking over 12 miles in one day. It was a long and exhausting day, however I was so refreshed by the memories made on my journey. In fact, I […]
Peace & Quiet – Week 2
April 18, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Urgency of the Mission Hebrews 4:1-2Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not […]
You Can’t Do This
I can do it! Any parent has heard this from their child numerous times. This struggle for independence is critical for growth and development. At the same time, when an adult says it we view it as confident, or in the extreme as arrogant. Personally, I am a fan of positive thinking, hard work, drive, […]
Can You Lose Your Salvation?
April 11, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Peace Is Found When We Listen Hebrews 3:7-117 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers put me to the test […]