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John 17 records the Lord's Prayer.  Not the prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray.  The prayer He Himself prayed the evening before His crucifixion.  This is part one of Pastor Greg Smith's series of sermons from this incredible chapter.

It is the second look that kills!  Temptation to sin presents itself to the believer at every turn.  And there is no such thing as hidden sin, or sin that carries no consequence.  The consequence of sin is death but Jesus gives life.  Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the passage dealing with David and his sin with Bathsheba.

David was the King of Grace to a member of Saul's family that deserved death.  And like Mephibosheth, we all deserve death, but our King, Jesus give life.  Jesus is the King of Grace.  Pastor Greg Smith preaching Second Samuel 9.

Why do you do the things you do?  Why do you act the way you do?  We all have a throne set up in our lives upon which our ruler sits.  What rules your life?  Pastor Greg Smith uses the life of David as an example of what it means to follow Christ and let Him rule your life.

There are many giants in life that rise up and confront us with challenges that keep seek to keep us from living victorious lives.  David's defeat of the giant Goliath is a testament to how God intends Believers to live and handle the giants in their lives.  Pastor Greg Smith preaches from the 17th chapter of First Samuel.

What is God looking for in the life of His children?  He is looking for a heart that looks like His.  David was a "man after God's own heart."  He had a heart for God and one that looked like God's heart.  Pastor Greg Smith explains what that looks like and what God wants to see in us.

How is the Gospel shared? It is not complicated really: just lift up Jesus.  Pastor Greg Smith shows how one person can tell another person about Jesus by using an ancient story about an ancient snake on a pole.  

Every believer is a spiritual leader, influencing other people who are watching the way you live your life.  What happens when a believer fails; not morally but spiritually.  What happens when your faith fails?  Pastor Greg Smith lets an old rock which gave God's people water teach us what happens when leaders fail.

When God's people choose to disobey Him, or fail to obey Him, He puts them in a spiritual wilderness where they never enjoy their salvation.  Pastor Greg Smith preaching on the Exodus wanderings of the people of God who failed to obey.

Someone is watching you and is being influenced by the way you live.  As a believer, you influence people for Jesus Christ, either in a positive or a negative way.  In order to be a positive influencer for Jesus, you must be a follower of Him.  The greatest leader is a follower as well.  Pastor Greg Smith preaching from the pulpit of FBC Brazoria with Moses as our example of the Following Leader.