SMARTALK - hope for today

Isaiah 35: Highway to Heaven. There are days when life is like walking through a desert, but when God turns up, everything changes, from the direction we are walking in to finding the road to recovery to profound character transformation through the power of hope. Walk this road with the help of John Bunyan's famous book, The Pilgrim's Progress.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church webs...

Isaiah 34: Justice Will Have The Final Word. The longing for justice is something that is innate within each one of us. Here, we see what God's justice will mean for this world, something we will all have to face.   Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is lice...

Isaiah 33 Stability in Unstable Times: the whole world is unstable. It always has been but we are feeling it acutely in our present times. So how do we live in unstable times? We aren’t the first and won’t be the last to ask that question. Isaiah’s people had to, and he gave them the answer in the middle of turbulent times in v.6, talking of God - he will be the stability of your times. Contact Pa...

Isaiah 32 The Parable of De-Churched Deborah. 40 Million Americans have stopped going to church over the last 20 years. We follow the story of Deborah, becoming a Christian, falling away from church and how she came back.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is li...

Isaiah 31 Picking the Wrong Friends: Who has been the worst boyfriend or girlfriend you have taken home or could take home? The kind that would make your dad reach for the gun? You see parents are touchy about bad friends. The reason being, is the power of friendship to mold us. You can just have the wrong friends. Now put on the clothes of Isaiah’s time 2600 years ago- replay the drama of his day...

Isaiah 30:1-21 Listening to God does not come naturally to us, but when we do learn to listen, we discover the truth that Isaiah shares in verse 15, In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin Mac...

Isaiah 29:15-24 Spiritual Renewal. What does spiritual renewal look like, even from a really low starting point? Here we see the reasons, the promise and the experience of renewal.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi...

Isaiah 29:1-14 The Blind Leading The Blind: We see here God's people in maintenance mode, then called to renew their mission by getting to the heart of the issue which is the human heart.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commo...

Isaiah 28 : The Foundation of Faith vs Addiction, Anger and Anxiety. It’s when the rubber hits the road that you learn what you trust. So this section of Isaiah is about who and what you put your trust in, especially when there is real pressure in life.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide...

Isaiah 27 : The Fruitful Life. When God is at work he protects us, he prunes us and he purifies us.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 . 

Isaiah 26: Feet on the Path. If you pick the right path to walk in life it can be marked by peace even in the face of tough decisions you may face. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativeco...

Isaiah 25 :  You're Invited to the Party! Hope in the face of death. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 . 

Isaiah 24 : The Second Coming. Are you a pessimist or an optimist about the future? There are two approaches to life that are like living in two totally different cities. The question is what are these cities like, and how do you move from the one facing destruction to the one that is eternally secure?  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk  ...

Galatians 6:7-18 : Sowing For The Future. As we look ahead in life we see that our actions are like a farmer sowing seed. So make sure it's the right seed in the right field and sow with the right attitudes and the right tools. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin Mac...

Galatians 5:25-6:5 : Walking in The Spirit. This phrase sounds very mystical, but Paul shows that it's intensely practical in its impact on our relationships. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ht...

Galatians 5:16-24 : Dr Jekyll or Mister Hide. Literature in many stories reflects the deep sense of being divided within our will. But the power of God's Spirit at work can bring us a profound wholeness.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under...

Galatians 5:1-15 : Running Free. Where does genuine human freedom come from? How do we connect to it? How can we abuse such a freedom? Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/lic...

Galatians 4:21-31 : Losing My Religion. A message of hope following the devastation of Hurricane Milton and loss of power.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4....

Galatians 4:8-20 : Don't Die Another Day! God gives his children many gifts and because they are so precious the Apostle Paul goes to great lengths in these words to encourage us not to lose them, whether it's the freedom Christ brings us or the Joy of his Spirit. Like James Bond, we face hostile forces that would rob these treasures and put us back into a spiritual prison.  Contact Past...

Galatians 3:26-4:7 : Defining Your Religion: Slavery or Sonship. In this amazing passage, we learn about the freedom, joy, and privileges of being sons and daughters of God through our faith in Christ. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creati...

Galatians Chapter 3:15-25: The Craftsman's Tools. When God works upon your life, he is like an artist. Here we see two particular tools he uses to craft our character into the likeness of Christ, God's Law and God's promises. We also think about the timing in God using these tools: why Christ came when he did and not earlier.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an...

Galatians Chapter 3:1-14 : Lifting The Spell. The Bible is very clear about how easily anyone, including believers, can be fooled. Here are some ways to guard against it.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 lic...

Galatians Chapter 2:11-21 : Convictions and Confrontations. Through the lens of a parable about otters and beavers, we learn how to handle convictions and deal with confrontations in life.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons A...

Galatians Chapter 2:1-10 : United We Stand! There are times when your reputation may be attacked. Do you defend yourself or let it go? Take a lesson from the Apostle Paul on making that call.  Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Common...

Galatians Chapter 1:10-24 : Communication With Conviction. Conviction in life has to be like a tree, with good roots, branches and fruit. Only such conviction over the Good News of Jesus can keep a believer healthy. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email.       hope4tampa.com/smartalk       smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music : Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed...