God's Word with Pastor Tom Smith

Joshua 2 pauses the conquest to bring us a beautiful story of faith in action, individual faith that allows God’s faithfulness to be seen. And what God can do with our faith and action together is unimaginable.

Joshua 1 provides the tools we need to remain faithful to God during change. We will surely see God’s faithfulness through God’s promises, presence, Word, and people.

How do you feel about your work? With a God-centered understanding, you will see your work as missional and God-glorifying. In 2 Thessalonians 3, Paul gives us a theology of work.

2 Thessalonians 2 warns the church based on the man of lawlessness but provides hope grounded in Jesus Christ during times of rebellion.

2 Thessalonians 1 provides hope for the Christian in the Day of Judgment. When is this day? Who is judged? What happens? We get answers to our questions and warnings about God’s wrath.

1 Thessalonians 4-5 is a challenge for the church to grow. We dive into these challenges to live daily for Christ and what our motivations are for meeting them.

1 Thessalonians 1-3 is a celebration of the church’s faithfulness. We enter the conversation between Paul and the church to discover what ministry should look like and how we should understand suffering.

How should we respond when God calls us to a role or purpose? We look at God’s call of Mary to be a mom for answers. We must respond with trust, submission, and reliance.

In the time of Exile, God’s hand can be seen at work to fulfill his plan of redemption.

The period of kings teaches us about God’s judgment and his patience, mercy, grace, and forgiveness.

As we continue our survey of the Old Testament, we come to the period of settlement, Joshua—Ruth. These books contain many things to learn about God and ourselves. But we are going to focus on the encouragement that God provided Joshua and why we need that same encouragement today.

The first five books of the Old Testament tell us about the beginnings of this world and God's plan of redemption. As we look at the overview of God's story, we'll focus on the story of the flood to see what we can learn about God and about us.

He is Risen! We look at the resurrection of Jesus, why we can believe it, and what it means for us.

Jesus visits Jerusalem as the conquering king. But he doesn’t fit the Jews expectations. We must see the Triumphal Entry against the background of our own worship and acceptance of Jesus as the king.

Where is your hope? Biblical hope is a confidence in the surety of things to come. The Bible points us towards the end of God’s revealed plan as our ultimate hope when God will make all of creation new and we will receive our resurrection bodies. What is this hope like and how can we grab hold of it in a way that will impact how we live today?

The Bible describes what church should be. It is our responsibility to understand and apply those truths to be God’s visible presence in the world.

The Holy Spirit is the 3rd person of the Trinity whose ministry is to teach us God’s truths and bring God’s presence into our daily lives.

Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of God to earth. We must believe fully in his completed work of incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and his future return in glory.

Who you say Jesus is… is a matter of eternal significance. We are not allowed to sit on the fence on this one. We look at the theology of the person of Christ, apologetic arguments for his deity, and why this matters to you.

God is the eternal creator of all things, from nothing. He is also God the Father that desires a relationship with you and has made that possible through Jesus Christ.

The Nicene Creed provides the outline for the “Foundational Truths” that our church must be built upon. In the first sermon in this series, we look at understanding the doctrine of the Trinity through relationships. 2 Corinthians 13:13 (14) serves as our primary text.

What happens after we die? This question from the church has been asked by everyone. 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 provides the answers as we discuss life after death.

WHAT? Three questions from the church in one week. Oh, yeah! How can we know that we are saved? What does sanctification look like, and when are we considered fully righteous? Can wrestling with sin make you undeserving of salvation? We're answering questions about the life of the redeemed.

How should a Christian view Israel today? We go to the Bible to see what God says about the Jewish people and the country of Israel to lay a foundation for deciding how we are going to answer all the questions surrounding modern-day Israel.

2 Peter 3:1-11 gives us a proper perspective on the Last Days and living in the Already-Not Yet kingdom.