January 12, 2020Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I need to confess something. I’ve had an issue from time to time with road rage. This is the way it normally pans out of my life: Going home, there is a four-way stop on Fortson Road, where everybody other than me loses their minds. They forget the […]
Jesse Tree – Week 7
January 5, 2020Family Worship ChallengePastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes Okay, I need to be honest with you. Today is an awkward day for me. It’s January 5th, and I’m really unclear on what the rules are for how many days after New Year’s Day you are allowed to say, “Happy New Year.” I’m a rule […]
Jesse Tree – Week 6
December 29, 2019Philippians 2:1-11Pastor Steve Pate Sermon Notes I love to read a good mystery book. And I’m kind of a simple-minded fellow, so there are a lot of things there are mysterious to me. For example, a Rubik’s cube. It’s mysterious to me how anybody could figure one of those out. And then, when […]
Jesse Tree – Week 4
December 15, 2019Isaiah 9:1-7Pastor Michael King Sermon Notes I don’t know if you know this, but this Friday is a really, really special day. I mean, really big. It is a globally important day this Friday. I would say, without irony, it’s one of the most important days in the history of the world. This […]
Jesse Tree – Week 3
December 8, 2019 Genesis 28:10-22 Frank Bowden Sermon Notes There is a power in presence. Not presents under the Christmas tree, but presence. -knowing that someone is near you, close by, there. And we feel angst when we feel like we are alone or unsure of things. I have a funny story from my childhood […]
The Jesse Tree: Week 1
November 24, 2019Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes In our modern day of technology, it’s amazing how things can happen. A couple of years ago, there was this kid named Ryan who thought that he would take a camera, do a little toy review, and put it on YouTube. Now, it’s Ryan’s Toy Review, and if […]
Acts 21:1-14
November 17, 2019Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I love the Olympics. I realize it is not even the season for it, but I love the Olympics. One of my favorite stories from the Olympics actually happened in the 1992 Barcelona Games. There was a British sprinter named Derek Redmond, I’m going to unveil for you […]
Acts 20:7-12
November 3, 2019Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes Have you ever fallen asleep in class or in church? For instance, you have this posture like you are praying and then you start to slide down your chair. I know how it is; I can fall asleep just about anywhere. I love a good power nap. Give […]
Acts 19:21-20:6
October 27, 2019Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes There is a significant day on our calendar coming up. October 31st. Now, you may think that holiday is associated with candy, and for many, it is. But it is also a very important day in history. October 31st is known as Reformation Day. It was on that […]
Acts 19:8-20
October 20, 2019Pastor Ricky Smith I’m going to test your eighties music knowledge base. Some of you may not get this reference, and for those of you who don’t, I apologize. In the late 1980’s, there was a band that came on the scene and exploded with success. Their name was Milli Vanilli. They sang […]