Recently one of my pastor friends came for a visit, and the church where he pastors is beginning a capital campaign in order to build a church building on newly......
On Sunday morning in Hebrews 11, we recently learned about the severe test that the Lord sent to Abraham by asking him to offer his son Isaac. The testing of faith is a......
The last few months in these monthly articles we have been looking at the new purpose statement that we hope will define what we are trying to achieve as a church. The statement reads as following:...
As we turn the calendar from November to December, that wonderful time of year is upon us. As we decorate our homes, play Christmas music, and wrap gifts. What a wonderful......
As mentioned last month, we as a leadership have crafted a new purpose statement that we hope will define what we are trying to achieve as a church......
A series that wrestles with the Christian faith and how it informs our view of emotions. We live in a world and even in the church that at times says feelings are everything or they are nothing and cannot be trusted. Yet the Bible gives us an entirely different framework to live from. Therefore, we want to grow in understanding emotions, our emotions, truth and emotions, a...
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At Smyrna Presbyterian Church, one-thrid of our mission is to KNOW and worship the Triue God. Part of that knowing is being able to interpret God's word and rightly handle it. The scriptures are a reflection of who God is, and we want to learn as much as we can. When we read the Bible, proper interpretation gives us the fuller meaning of the scriptures. It takes us from a...
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As Christians, we should know what we believe about God and why. And as we answer those questions, it is important to have the right view of God. After all, proper theology should lead to whole life worship and devotion to our Triune God. In the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Westminster Confession of Faith outlines the doctrinal standards that churches within ...
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At times, it can be easy for us to forget the basics of Christianity and our walk with Christ. As Christians, we are called to embody Christ in word, deed, and action. We do not want to become like the Pharasee who Christ rebuked saying, "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,which look beautiful on the outside but on...
Keep ReadingOnce a month, all the men at Smyrna Presbyterian Church and the surrounding community are invited to gather together at a local restaurant for fellowship and a devotional study lead by Rev. Joel Smit Rev. Danny Myers. For 2022-2023, our men will be studying theLife of the Disciples Apostles,based on the book Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur. August 15, 2022: In...
Keep ReadingAs we adjust to life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Church Leadership at Smyrna Presbyterian has decided to reopen for in-person worship on Sunday, May 17. God has blessed us immeasurably even in this season of great challenge and trial. By God's grace things will continue to get better and we as His people will continue to grow in trusting Him for provision, protection, and...
Keep ReadingWhat are the different callings or vocations we can have on our lives? How does God use themto order and govern our world? In January, we took a look at the answers to those questions in a Sunday School series calledGod at Work: God's Work Through Our Vocation. The four-week series focused on the vocations of labor, marriage, family, and church. If you missed it, you can...
Keep Reading"And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'" (Matthew 22:37) We know theology as the study of who God is and what He has done. And as Christians, we want to do know and understand God so we can have a deeper relationship with Him and love Him greater. But we cannot do that if we do not trullykn...
Keep Reading"So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another."- Romans 12:5 If Christians are meant to be God's Church, what does it mean for a Christian to be a member of a local church? This summer, we will answer that question in a new Adult Sunday School series based on the book Devoted to God's Church: Core Values for Christian Fellowship by S...
Keep Reading"Blessed are those whose strength is in you,in whose heart are the highways to Zion.As they go through the Valley of Baca,they make it a place of springs;the early rain also covers it with pools.They go from strength to strength;each one appears before God in Zion."Psalm 84:5-7 "Strength to Strength" is a weekly devotional series designed to encourage you in your spirit...
Keep Reading"Blessed are those whose strength is in you,in whose heart are the highways to Zion.As they go through the Valley of Baca,they make it a place of springs;the early rain also covers it with pools.They go from strength to strength;each one appears before God in Zion."Psalm 84:5-7 We are continuing the weekly "Strength to Strength" series this summer with a new topic cal...
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