Author: Pastor Smith

Text:  Philippians 3: 10 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, I want to know.  In just a few weeks we will gather to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus from death to life.  We will come here in complete […]

Text: Mark 1: 29-39 Have you noticed?  Everything is a miracle.  At least that’s what people say.  Maybe we find ourselves saying it. It’s a miracle. Something unexpected happens.  We get through a thorny problem. Things turn out surprisingly well.  We’re bound to hear somebody say:  It’s a miracle.  And there are times when that is the case.  Ask a […]

Text:  Jeremiah 1:5  –  Life Sunday Recognize this fellow? (pic of Peter Heyn and wife Andrea) He was your vicar a few years back.  A lot has happened these last few years for Peter.  He graduated.  He was assigned to a church in Florida.   He married this young lady.  And it’s pretty obvious from the picture that Peter and his […]

Text:  Acts 16:25-34             Did you notice the saying on the church sign this morning?  His light still shines in this dark world.  That saying didn’t come from a book.  It came from me.  This dark world—some might say that’s kind of overstated. But I say:  Ask the people of Paris.  Ask the people of New York.  Ask the people […]

Text:  Hebrews 2: 10-18 It’s kind of a let down.  The Christmas Eve crowd has come and gone.  Family and friends.  If you had a real Christmas tree this year, it’s probably come down or needs to.  We need to take this one down this week. Yet in this Word we continue to marvel like Jesus’ mother Mary.  We continue […]