Does God speak to individuals like you and me? Yes, He does and our willingness to hear and obey are vital to a living relationship with God. Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the Old Testament book of First Samuel.
God is light and He shines in this dark world. He put His light in believers and calls them to shine for Him. Pastor Greg Smith's fourth sermon in his series from First Samuel.
All believers should know how and be able to tell what God has done in their lives. Hannah's Song is a testimony of praise and honor to the God who had been at work in her life and nation. She teaches us how to share our testimony in a dynamic way.
The Great Nation is the nation whose God is the LORD! That means the people of the land must have great faith. In the time before Israel had a king, the people had abandoned God, but He had not abandoned them. He was still at work, redeeming His people and drawing then to Himself, as He continues to do today. Pastor Greg Smith preaches this second sermon in his series from First Samuel, showing how God is at work confirming His Word in the lives of His people.
Pastor Greg Smith shares the lessons from the Samuel's mother in this Mother's Day sermon.
Pastor Greg Smith preached this sermon on Pledge Sunday for our GO Campaign as the Church began the process of gathering funds to remodel the facility.
As Jesus concluded His great prayer before the crucifiction, He prayed that He had and would continue to make the Father's Name known. How did Jesus do this and how does he continue to make the Name known? This is the final sermon in Pastor Greg Smith's series from John 17.
Jesus prayed in the garden, "Thy will, not my will be done." But in John 17, the prayer He prayed before the garden, Jesus expressed His own will. And His will was for believers, people like you and me, to be with Him. To be with Him! Pastor Greg Smith examines this great expression of the Lord's will in this 10th sermon in his series from John 17, "The Lord's Prayer."
What is Glory, and how can Jesus give His glory to His church. Pastor Greg Smith answers these questions and he examines the prayer of Jesus found in John 17.
On the night before the Crucifiction, Jesus prayed. Part of His great High Priestly prayer was for believers to come. That means He prayed for us specifically. And His one request was for unity. As the church prepared for the Lord's Supper, Pastor Greg preached on the unity that believers have, or should display, for the prayer of Jesus to be fulfilled.
Jesus prayed for His own. On the night before He was crucified, Jesus prayed for His disciples and for those who would believe because of their testimony. In other words, Jesus prayed for you. Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the prayer of Jesus, the true 'Lord's Prayer.'
Jesus urged His followers to pray for a Spiritual Harvest and the needed workers for it. God has incorporated spiritual laws into the fabric of life that must be understood and followed. Pastor Greg Smith proclaims the Law of the Harvest for believers to understand and embrace.
God calls His people to 'humble themselves and pray' for the healing of their land. What does it mean to 'humble yourself'? How do you do it. Pastor Greg Smith teaches the meaning of humility and how it works in the life of a believer.
What about my life is pleasing to God? This question should be on the hearts of every believer. Paul wrote in First Timothy that prayer for the nation and the salvation of souls pleases God. Pastor Greg Smith's sermon in his series on Prayer and Fasting challenges believers to consider how they pray.
In prayer a believer engages in spiritual warfare. When souls are in the balance, the spiritual warfare is at its greatest. So believers must pray for the lost. Pastor Greg Smith's series on prayer and fasting continues with the sermon in which God's people are challenged to pray for their lost friends.
Prayer is an essential part of the Believer's arsenal in spiritual warfare. But how does prayer effect the one praying and how does it impact the church. Pastor Greg Smith's sermon on prayer and the fullness of God that comes through it.
Fasting is the voluntary refusal of food for a spiritual purpose. But God provides other food for the one who is seeking Him and doing His will. Pastor Greg Smith preaching to prepare the Body of Christ for 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting.
You can pray without fasting, but you cannot hold a biblical fast without praying. Fasting is not commanded for the believer, it is a voluntary refusal of food for a spiritual purpose. So when should you fast and pray. Pastor Greg Smith shows how God's Word and answers this question as the Church prepares for 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting.
We experience the physical world through our five senses and interact with it through our bodies. But how do we experience and interact with the spiritual world which is just as real? In fact, there is warfare taking place in the spiritual realm that effects everything that takes place in the physical. Through prayer we enter the spiritual world and join the battle. Pastor Greg Smith's second sermon in his series on Spiritual warfare.
Paul says that the Spirit helps us in our weakness; and what is our number one weakness? Prayer! Why is that true and what does God have to say about it? This first sermon in Pastor Greg Smith's series on Prayer and Fasting.
The Lord Jesus prayed for His disciples on the evening before He was crucified. His prayer for them is still being answered by the Father in the lives of believers to this day. In this sermon from Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, Pastor Greg Smith explains how the Lord provides for His own as they live in this fallen, broken, messed up world.
How do you identify? That is a loaded question these days as gender identity takes center stage in cultural debates. But what about your spiritual identity? The reality is that God tells us who we are, and believers find their true identity in Christ. Pastor Greg Smith preaching from Jesus' High Priestly prayer in John 17. Jesus prays for His own.
Jesus finished the work the Father sent Him to earth to do: Redemption. Every believer can rest in that finished work, nothing left to do in order to be saved. Salvation must be received but the work is finished. Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the High Priestly prayer of Jesus as we wrap up 2024.
How can you have a Merry Christmas when all is not merry and bright? Understanding what Jesus did when he was born in Bethlehem is the key. Pastor Greg Smith's Christmas 2024 sermon.
Missions Ingathering Day at FBC. Our team just returning from Lesotho gave a report on what God was doing there on the mission field and the ministry that was completed by them. Pastor Greg Smith preached from the Great Commission on why our model is Cooperation with other believers to make disciples of all nations.
Terry Solley learned his trade from his father, bank robbing, and spent 28 years in prison as a result. There his life was changed by the Lord Jesus Christ. terry earned a degree from Southwestern Seminary while incarcerated and became a Field Minister, a pastor to inmates in prison. Now a free man, he still goes into the prison to share Jesus while also leading a ministry called Texas Prison Outreach.
As Jesus prayed the night before He was crucified, He prayed for the gift that is given to all believers. Pastor Greg Smith, in this third sermon from Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, shows what the Gift of God is and how it applies to you.
Who was this man they called Jesus? Was He just a man? Was He God? Was He both? How can that be? Pastor Greg Smith preaches from the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus on the reality and significance of the Person of Christ. The second in a series of sermons from John 17.
John 17 records the Lord's Prayer. Not the prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray. The prayer He Himself prayed the evening before His crucifixion. This is part one of Pastor Greg Smith's series of sermons from this incredible chapter.
It is the second look that kills! Temptation to sin presents itself to the believer at every turn. And there is no such thing as hidden sin, or sin that carries no consequence. The consequence of sin is death but Jesus gives life. Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the passage dealing with David and his sin with Bathsheba.
