Rev. Richard Smith March 6, 2023 John 15:12, 14, 17 Words Of Jesus ‘My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you…You are my friends if you do what I command…This is my command: Love each other. In the adult Sunday School class I teach here at Frankfort First Methodist, we talked …
Rev. Richard Smith February 20, 2023 Mark 8:1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God… The Gospel of Mark begins with the clear and notable words, The beginning of the good news about Jesus. One biblical scholar points out that the Greek word here – “euangelion”, translated “good news” …
Rev. Richard Smith February 13, 2023 Proverbs 11:25 – A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. You probably have heard in the last few years of “the science of generosity”. It focuses on research into how being generous persons helps us. The results of various forms of research indicate that living …
Rev. Richard Smith February 2, 2023 Psalm 100 3Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.5 For the Lord …
Rev. Richard Smith January 27, 2023 Ephesians 4:11-13 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son …
Rev. Richard Smith January 23, 2023 Job 21:29 Have you never questioned…? Did you know that on January 18 it was minus 80 degrees in Yakutsk, Russia? It’s the coldest city on earth, and on this date set a record for extreme cold. Can you imagine?…minus 80 degrees. Among the things crossing my mind upon …
Rev. Richard Smith January 16, 2023 Ephesians 4:5-6 (Words of The Apostle Paul) Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Disagreeing with one another on key religious, social, ethical issues is not in itself …
Rev. Richard Smith January 12, 2020 Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity… I have for a long time appreciated this verse from the Apostle Paul…live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity. With Paul’s assertion as …
Rev. Richard Smith January 9, 2023 Isaiah 40:29-31 The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young persons stumble and fall; but those who lean upon the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not …
Rev. Richard Smith December 19, 2022 Luke 1 35The angel told Mary ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in …