March 29, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Encounter of Faith Acts 28:1-21 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. A. […]
Acts 27:1-44
March 22, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Cloudy Skies Acts 27:1-121 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports […]
Acts 26:24-32
March 15, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Out of Your Mind Acts 26:24And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.” Acts 26:19-2319 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not […]
Acts 26:1-23
March 8, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Happy to Hope Acts 26:1-8So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against […]
Acts 25:1-27
March 1, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Rock and a Hard Place Acts 25:1-12Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking […]
Acts 24:22-27
February 23, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Wait on the Lord Acts 24:22-2322 But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.” 23 Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but […]
Acts 24:1-21
February 16, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Weapons of Attack Acts 24:1-9And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. 2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Since through you […]
Acts 23:12-35
February 9, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Acts 23:12-3512 When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, […]
Acts 23:1-11
February 2, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Parents in the room, have you ever looked at your kids and observed something that they did, and then you responded with the question, “What were you thinking?!” Has that ever happened? I mean, because you observe them doing something that you know that they know better than […]
Acts 21:37-22:30
January 26, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Almost everybody likes a good story. Now, some of you may like to read your story in the form of a novel. Others of you might like to watch your story by binge watching a show on Netflix. Others of you maybe want the silver screen, the movie. […]