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...

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...

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 ...

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...

What 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...

"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...

"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...

If you were to go out on the street and ask people about some hot-topic issue in society right now you would have no trouble eliciting opinions. People readily give their opinions about any number of topics under the sun. But if you were to ask a follow-up question of how they came to that opinion, I imagine most if not all would have a very difficult time explaining their...