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Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17
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Search: "Norm Smith", sorted by date, 113 resultsJune 2009
December 2008
 | Chicken Little Was Wrong
Pastor Norm Smith - 12/28/2008
en español
Chicken Little was wrong. The sky is not falling, and there are plenty of reasons — as Jesus taught his disciples — to expect blessings and successes from unexpected sources in the coming New Year. |
 | Father, Teach Us to Pray
Pastor Norm Smith - 12/14/2008
en español
Luke 11:1 - The disciples didn’t ask to be taught to perform miracles or to raise the dead, but they did ask to be taught how to pray. Not only did Jesus tell them, he gave them examples that we learn from today. |
November 2008
 | Laws of the Harvest - Part 2
Pastor Norm Smith - 11/30/2008
en español
When Jesus wanted to teach spiritual lessons, he first called attention to things of nature that his hearers already understood. The Laws of the Harvest that the farmer follows reflect spiritual laws that just as surely determine our lives. |
 | Laws of the Harvest - Part 1
Pastor Norm Smith - 11/23/2008
en español
When Jesus wanted to teach spiritual lessons, he first called attention to things of nature that his hearers already understood. The Laws of the Harvest that the farmer follows reflect spiritual laws that just as surely determine our lives. |
October 2008
 | What Ever Happened to Sin?
Pastor Norm Smith - 10/26/2008
en español
Sin is real. We can’t deny that, but sin is not a simple subject. Fortunately, God is not a simple God, and is greater than all our sins. |
 | Words That Heal
Pastor Norm Smith - 10/5/2008
en español
Just as words can hurt, so they can heal, and reach out to others as “apples of gold in settings of silver.” |
September 2008
 | Words That Hurt
Pastor Norm Smith - 9/28/2008
en español
Words can be very hurtful, and we need to remember that “The tongue has the power of life and death…”. |
 | This Man Jesus
Pastor Norm Smith - 9/14/2008
en español
Often people (including Christians) say they may not like religion, but at least they like Jesus. Many in his day felt the same way, till they saw his true character—and his commandments. |
August 2008
 | Baptism Service
Pastor Norm Smith - 8/24/2008
en español
Water baptism is a command of Christ. You cannot be a follower of Christ without being baptized in water, because He was baptized. |
 | Steps: The Steps of God
Pastor Norm Smith - 8/3/2008
en español
We grow in our spiritual life by taking little steps toward God, but even this is possible only because of the giant steps He first took to reach us. |
July 2008
 | What does a leader look like?
Pastor Norm Smith - 7/6/2008
en español
We are truly blessed to live in this country, and as election time approaches, we prepare to vote. The Bible gives us one clear guideline: Character trumps policy every time. |
June 2008
 | Steps: From ‘Mine’ to ‘His’
Pastor Norm Smith - 6/29/2008
en español
Nothing would seem to have less to do with spirituality than our use of money, but Jesus teaches it is probably the clearest barometer of our spiritual health. |
 | Steps: Prayer: From Talking to Listening
Pastor Norm Smith - 6/22/2008
en español
We’re probably pretty good at praying—if by that we mean talking to God. However, a higher form of prayer is listening to God, but that is a spiritual discipline that doesn’t come easy. |
May 2008
 | Steps: Becoming Aware
Pastor Norm Smith - 5/11/2008
en español
We are called to “be perfect, even as your Father is perfect”--but it first starts with baby steps, and a developing sense of the awareness of God. |
April 2008
March 2008
 | “What Does Easter Say?”
Pastor Norm Smith - 3/23/2008
(español no disponible)
The resurrection of Christ brings a universal Easter message of eternal life, but perhaps we can see what that means on a personal level by looking at how it affected just one of Jesus’ disciples. |
January 2008
 | “For the Love of God...” Part 1
Pastor Norm Smith - 1/20/2008
(español no disponible)
We may not think of the Love of God as being a “practical” subject--unless we realize that loving God is the very purpose of our existence. This message looks at what true love for God looks like. |
December 2007
 | We Have Come to Worship Him
Pastor Norm Smith - 12/23/2007
(español no disponible)
From the wise men we learn how to take a spiritual journey toward the Christ child--and what to do when we get there. |
 | Becoming Fully Human: “God With Us”
Pastor Norm Smith - 12/16/2007
en español
God’s omnipotence and the reckless free will of Caesar combine in Bethlehem to carry out a divine plan, and almost everyone missed it. If we are not careful, we will make the same mistake again. |
November 2007
 | Old Testament: Now, What Did It Say?
Pastor Norm Smith - 11/25/2007
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The Old Testament is full of exciting stories, but Paul reminds us there were written there for a purpose: To keep us from making wrong choices. Here are some lessons we can learn from our spiritual ancestors. |
 | Starting Over
Pastor Norm Smith - 11/11/2007
en español
The principles that Ezra and Nehemiah taught centuries ago still work for those times in life when there is nothing else to do but--Start over. |
October 2007
 | Micah: God’s Idea of Justice
Pastor Norm Smith - 10/14/2007
en español
The Old Testament prophets constantly remind us of the things that really matter to God--and religion isn’t one of them. Instead, he shows that God puts a premium on justice, mercy, and humility. Does your life encompass Micah’s description of those qualities? |
 | Is He Really the Answer?
Pastor Norm Smith - 10/7/2007
en español
As far as we know, Job never did understand the reason for his suffering, but he did learn this about how to deal with it: Trust God, and pray for your friends. |
September 2007
 | Why Doesn’t God Explain?
Pastor Norm Smith - 9/30/2007
(español no disponible)
Most of the book of Job takes place with four friends sitting on the ground trying to understand a life that no longer makes sense. Come join them. If you haven’t been there yet, you will be. |
 | When God Bets On You
Pastor Norm Smith - 9/23/2007
en español
The book of Job is familiar to many people, but it still teaches lessons that we tend to forget, so we need reminders, such as this one: God’s silence is not the same as His absence. |
August 2007
 | What Does God Really Think of You? p I
Pastor Norm Smith - 8/12/2007
en español
What does God really think of us? And if we get what we deserve, what will that be? If we are "prodigal" in our living, perhaps Jesus’ story of the prodigal son can help us answer these questions. |
July 2007
 | Do You Want To Get Well?
Pastor Norm Smith - 7/15/2007
en español
"Do you want to be healed?", Jesus asked. Do you? Even if it means accepting illness and sorrow and "the fellowship of His sufferings" to make us well? That’s our question for today. |
 | How Do We Go From Here?
Pastor Norm Smith - 7/1/2007
en español
Sometimes we are confused. We know where to go--which is always to follow Jesus. But HOW do you go from where you are in those unsettling times? |
June 2007
 | Showing Courage in a Complex World
Pastor Norm Smith - 6/17/2007
en español
Daniel didn’t just fall into the lion’s den; he ended up there as a result of his actions. Fortunately, his deliverance was also a result of lifelong habits, the same habits that can prepare us for our time of testing. |
 | Retaining Integrity in a Complex World
Pastor Norm Smith - 6/10/2007
en español
Your challenge may not be as dramatic as being thrown into a fiery furnace, but it will come, perhaps in the form of a broken relationship, a job loss, health problems, or a financial collapse. See what the three young men of Daniel can teach us about how to face such a crisis. |
May 2007
 | Esther: Dealing with the enemies in our life
Pastor Norm Smith - 5/20/2007
(español no disponible)
Queen Esther comes face to face with her enemy, but it is really not Haman. Who is it? Who is your enemy, and how should you deal with him? |
 | Esther: Who’s in Charge Here?
Pastor Norm Smith - 5/13/2007
en español
Esther is the story of a cast of characters who make elaborate plans, and who experience the result of their own decisions, yet at the same time somehow end up carrying out the will of God. How can that be? |
April 2007
 | The Pain of Becoming Well
Pastor Norm Smith - 4/22/2007
en español
Isaiah sees the glory of God, and is purified by the touch of a glowing coal to his lips, but then he finds that God has a job for him to do. He is to preach, knowing no one will listen, and continue do so till the end of his life. But God measures success differently than we do, and He gives his assessment of Isaiah’s life. |
 | What to Do When the King Dies
Pastor Norm Smith - 4/15/2007
en español
What do you do when the thing or person or relationship that you have counted on most fails you? Isaiah tells us exactly what to do, because it happened to him. |
 | How Long is Easter?
Pastor Norm Smith - 4/8/2007
en español
We celebrate Easter one day each year - but it was not a one time event. Easter is as old as creation and as long as eternity, and we, too, can be part of the miracle of the resurrection. |
March 2007
 | Amos: Measuring a Life
Pastor Norm Smith - 3/18/2007
en español
The Old Testament prophet Amos shows us how God measures a life, and how a godly life is evidenced by generosity, service, and involvement with others. |
 | Amos: Measuring a Nation
Pastor Norm Smith - 3/11/2007
en español
The Old Testament prophet Amos shows us how God measures a nation, and that He still demands help for the poor and justice for the needy as evidence of our faith in Him. |
February 2007
 | When Life Is a Rollercoaster - Part 2
Pastor Norm Smith - 2/18/2007
en español
When life is a roller coaster for you, it is a good time to look at the life of Elijah. He had a great victory earlier, but now life drops him to the bottom. He helps us learn how to react to our lowest moments. |
January 2007
 | Developing a Heart for God - Part 2
Pastor Norm Smith - 1/21/2007
en español
We hear that David was "a man after God’s own heart", but what made that so? The answer is simple: It was because David put his faith into practice; it was because of what David did. |
 | Developing a Heart for God - Part 1
Pastor Norm Smith - 1/14/2007
(español no disponible)
David "celebrated before God with all his might". He did it by dancing, Hannah by whispering, and Job in silence. What would it mean for you to “celebrate God with all your might?” |
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 | Why Baptism?
Pastor Norm Smith - 9/5/2004
(español no disponible)
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