A few weeks ago my family showed our support for Team USA in Tokyo by cheering on our athletes remotely, as we watched live and previously recorded competitions. While all of the competitions are exciting, we are particularly intrigued by women’s gymnastics and swimming. Katie Ledecky has fascinated us for years. Her speed, endurance, and […]
Rally Point – Week 5
August 15, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Remember The Exchange Hebrews 10:32aBut recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, II. Rally With Purpose Hebrews 10:32b-34…you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on […]
Rallying Cry
I confess that many years as a faithful follower of Jesus, every lesson or conversation related to the Rapture resulted in anxious fear. Part of that fear was due to not wanting to miss out on life experiences and some was due to lack of knowledge, coupled with spiritual immaturity. Revelation 1encourages us to rejoice […]
Rally Point – Week 4
August 8, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Warning! Warning! Warning! Hebrews 10:26-28For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside […]
Why do you come to church?
Why do you come to church? What difference does it really make after all? In fact, can I be healthy as a believer and continue worshipping online only? These are really great questions and ones that we find ourselves asking more and more as we look at COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. I am so […]
Rally Point – Week 3
August 1, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Since We… Hebrews 10:19-21 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the […]
Mission Complete
A soldier is trained to carry out their mission, overcome their enemy, and endure to the end. Imagine if you were at war and carrying out orders from your commander to carry out covert operations behind enemy lines. You would be on high alert, be suspicious of any interaction with others, and be unwavering in […]
Rally Point – Week 2
July 25, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Insanity Hebrews 10:11And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. II. Intervention Hebrews 10:12-14But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting […]
Shadows and Copies
An expert violinist can demonstrate mastery over an instrument that soothes the mind, stirs emotions, and stimulates the heart. However, three beginners all learning a violin at the same time, from the same instructor, in a small room is the complete opposite. In fact, I may call that a torture tactic. As a middle school […]
Rally Point: Week 1
July 18, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Imperfect Shadows Hebrews 10:1-4For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they […]