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An Exemplary Church

January 16, 2022

A Model Church - 1 Thessalonians

1 Thessaloninans 1

Mark Smith

An Exemplary Church

Date Preached: January 16, 2022

Series: A Model Church - 1 Thessalonians

Speaker: Mark Smith

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What makes a church the sort of church that sets an example for others? There are plenty of ideas about this floating around today and Christians would give a number of different answers to the question. Is there really a way to define what an exemplary church is today? I believe there is, and the pattern is found in a First Century church that was said to be an example to others: the church at Thessalonica. In this first of a series of messages on 1 Thessalonians we'll discover the qualities that led the apostle Paul to call this church an exemplary church. I think we'll agree that these qualities are timeless and would make a church an outstanding, if not exemplary, church today.

An Exemplary Church

Living with Certainty in Uncertain Times

January 2, 2022

Romans 11:36

Mark Smith

Living with Certainty in Uncertain Times

Date Preached: January 2, 2022

Speaker: Mark Smith

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We all like having certainty but sometimes have to live in uncertain times. What then? The apostle Paul constantly dealt with uncertainty in his life, yet his understanding of God and God's work in his life and in the world made a huge difference in how he lived with uncertainty. We'll get his secret of living successfully with certainty in uncertain times in this message.

Living with Certainty in Uncertain Times

The Truth About Paths

December 26, 2021

Proverbs 4:26-27

Mark Smith

The Truth About Paths

Date Preached: December 26, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Is the path you are on going to end up at the destination you want to get to? In this message we encounter a simple truth: every path has a destination. Each of us is on a number of paths. Among these are a friendship path, a work or career path, an educational path, a marriage path, a child-rearing path, a financial path, and so on. King Solomon wrote words of wisdom to his son when he told him to ponder the path of his feet. He knew that unless his son carefully thought about the path his feet were on he might end up disappointed once he got to the end of that path. The simple truth about paths is what we'll consider in this message.

The Truth About Paths

Jesus – The Promised Prince of Peace

December 19, 2021

Isaiah 9:1-7

Mark Smith

Jesus – The Promised Prince of Peace

Date Preached: December 19, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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700 years before it happened Isiah predicted the coming of Jesus. Not only does the fulfilment of this prophecy, among dozens of others that have been fulfilled, demonstrate that the Bible is not just a human book, it also reveals some important information about Jesus. As we think of the coming of Jesus, we're reminded by Isaiah that he is the promised Prince of Peace.

Jesus – The Promised Prince of Peace

A Man on a Mission

December 12, 2021

Galatians 4:4-5

Mark Smith

A Man on a Mission

Date Preached: December 12, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The apostle Paul gives us one of the Christmas stories that is not found in the gospels. It is about God sending his son on an essential mission. We'll discover the mission and how God sent his son on that mission on the first Christmas.

A Man on a Mission

Five Reasons I Believe in The Eternal Security of the Believer

December 5, 2021

John 19:30, Colossians 2:13, John 10:28-29, Philippians 1:6, Romans 8:31-39

Mark Smith

Five Reasons I Believe in The Eternal Security of the Believer

Date Preached: December 5, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Being in constant peril is a terrible circumstance. Some believe that you can never be sure that once you have been saved by trusting Jesus as Savior that you will finally make it to heaven. I don't believe God would leave any of hic children in such a terrible state of uncertainty. In this message we'll look at five reasons the Bible gives us for being certain that once we are truly saved we are saved forever.

Five Reasons I Believe in The Eternal Security of the Believer

Five Words of Spiritual Transformation

November 28, 2021

Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 1:3, Romans 3:23-34, Ephesians 1:7, Romans 5:10

Mark Smith

Five Words of Spiritual Transformation

Date Preached: November 28, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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When a person repents, turns from sin, and receives Christ as his or her Savior, she or he experiences a multi-faceted spiritual transformation. The New Testament uses five words to describe what happens the moment a person savingly believes. To better understand this transformation, we'll look briefly at these five words in this message.

Five Words of Spiritual Transformation

It Is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord

November 21, 2021

Psalm 92

Mark Smith

It Is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord

Date Preached: November 21, 2021

Speaker: Mark Smith

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As children we were taught to say "Thank you" when someone did something nice or extra for us. As followers of Christ it should be routine and natural for us to say "Thank you" to him. In Psalm 92 we are encouraged to give thanks because it is a good thing to do. Then the Psalm teaches us four reasons we should say "Thank you" to God. I think we could all add to their number. What would you add?

It Is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord

Make Holiness Your Aim

November 14, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Hebrews 12:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, Ephesians 4:20-24

Mark Smith

Make Holiness Your Aim

Date Preached: November 14, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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In this closing message on holiness and the life of the believer, we discuss the plan for going forward in our pursuit of holiness. We'll see the wisdom and benefits of making holiness our aim in life, as well as the cost and process of pursuing holiness.

Make Holiness Your Aim

Resist the Devil

November 7, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

1 Peter 5:8-9, James 4:7, Ephesians 6:11-18

Mark Smith

Resist the Devil

Date Preached: November 7, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The third thing God has done for born-again believers in Christ to help them successfully pursue holiness is to give them victory over the Tempter, the Devil. In this message we cover the three steps we need to take to successfully resist the devil.

Resist the Devil

Walk In the Spirit

October 31, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Galatians 5:16-25

Mark Smith

Walk In the Spirit

Date Preached: October 31, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The second help God has given to born-again believers so they can pursue holiness is the indwelling Holy Spirit. From the Apostle Paul we'll hear about his own struggle with sin and the victory he experienced through the Holy Spirit. Then we'll learn how the Holy Spirit can help us overcome temptation and live the way we know we want to. There couldn't be a more important and practical truth for believers than this particular one.

Walk In the Spirit

Live As the New Person You Are

October 24, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Romans 6:1-14, 2 Corinthians 2:17, Galatians 2:20

Mark Smith

Live As the New Person You Are

Date Preached: October 24, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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We admit we have trouble being holy. Are we left to struggle on our own to be more pleasing to God? The next three messages will show us that God has done some powerful things to enable us to truly pursue holiness and achieve greater holiness of life. This week we focus on the new nature God has placed within every born-again believer and how living in that new nature is a powerful antidote to temptation and sin.

Live As the New Person You Are

Our Problem with Personal Holiness

October 17, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

James 1:13-15

Mark Smith

Our Problem with Personal Holiness

Date Preached: October 17, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Most Christians would probably say that their problem with personal holiness is sin. As we'll see today, that isn't so. The real problem with personal holiness is not sin but how we handle temptation. In this message we'll learn what temptation is and where it originates. We'll learn what is involved in handling temptation the right way, and we'll conclude by outlining a temptation response system that will help us deal with temptation so it doesn't lead to sin. If you want to pursue holiness, you have to learn to deal with temptation in the right way.

Our Problem with Personal Holiness

The Dimensions of Personal Holiness

October 10, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Mark Smith

The Dimensions of Personal Holiness

Date Preached: October 10, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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Exactly what is involved in being holy? How holy are we to be? What parts of our life are to be marked by holiness? We'll answer these questions in this message.

The Dimensions of Personal Holiness

What Is Holiness?

October 3, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Isaiah 6:1-7, Isaiah 45:5-6, Habakkuk 1:13, Hebrews 10:11-14, 2 Corinthians 7:1

Mark Smith

What Is Holiness?

Date Preached: October 3, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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The church needs a fresh focus on holiness according to a poll conducted by Barna Research. We couldn't agree more. But what exactly is holiness? It seems Christians and non-Christians are confused about this. In this message we'll answer that question, first by turning to the pages of the Hebrew Testament to encounter the One who is truly holy: God. Then we'll turn to the Greek Testament and discover two aspects of holiness it reveals. We'll then have a decision to make about this holiness: will we pursue it or not?

What Is Holiness?

The Need for Personal Holiness

September 26, 2021

100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Hebrews 12:14

Mark Smith

The Need for Personal Holiness

Date Preached: September 26, 2021

Series: 100% Pure - God's Call to Holiness

Speaker: Mark Smith

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It seems holiness has once again fallen on hard times. In this series we'll encounter God's call to holiness - to live a life 100% free from sin. In this opening message we'll focus on the signs that even in the church holiness has fallen on hard times, and, more important, that holiness is not optional for the believer.

The Need for Personal Holiness

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