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SMARTALK - hope for todayJohn 11-17:45: Encounters With Jesus: Living in a City without Walls.John 11-17:45: Encounters With Jesus: Living in a City without Walls. Death is a reality we all face throughout life, and one day personally. Society struggles to find an answer to it, but here Jesus declares his authority even over the grave. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. In healing a man born bli...2025-07-0738 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 6:1-14 : The Dynamics of Spiritual TransformationRomans Chapter 6:1-14 : The Dynamics of Spiritual Transformation. At the heart of Christianity is the idea of transformation. But this is not something that you can gain separate from God himself. We don't snatch a ticket to heaven from Christ's hand, we grasp hold of his hand, knowing Christ himself is salvation. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...2024-05-2435 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 5:12-21 : Raised to ReignRomans Chapter 5:12-21 : Raised to Reign. We might feel it's unfair that the Bible teaches us that all have sinned in Adam. But the flip side of this is that anyone can be raised up to a newness of life by being in Christ. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2024-05-1837 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 5:6-11: Love That DiesRomans Chapter 5:6-11 - Love That Dies. Do you ever feel that you are walking on eggshells with some people? It is very easy to feel like that in your relationship with God but in these words we encounter the stupendous love of God that alone can fill the longing of the human heart for a lasting love. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu...2024-05-0834 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 5:1-5: Walking Free Through LifeRomans Chapter 5:1-5: Walking Free Through Life. Trusting in Christ brings many benefits in this life as well as the next. One of which is the interplay between peace and suffering which can strangely work together to grow your character in ways that otherwise would be impossible. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompe...2024-05-0138 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 4:13-25: How to avoid making a car crash out of your faith!How to avoid making a car crash out of your faith! If anybody's faith could have suffered from a car crash it could have been Abraham as he was promised a child when he was in his old age. But in Romans Chapter 4:13-25 Paul walks us through his faith as an example of how we drive all the way home to God. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licens...2024-04-2630 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans 4: 9-12: The Parable of The OrchardThe Parable of The Orchard. By looking at Romans Chapter 4:9-12 through the lens of a parable about an orchard we see who is in and who is out of God's kingdom. The view may shock religious people! Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402024-04-1934 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 3:27-31: BoastingBoasting. Romans Chapter 3:27-31. Worship is like a well of water, it should refresh you. But it can be poisoned by boasting. If we think we have contributed even a tiny amount to our salvation we can’t put God on the highest level of gratitude. We “loom too large and God too small.” “We will not worship with the absolute sense of humility, dependence, and thanksgiving that always marks the best worship.” Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achai...2024-04-1336 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 3:9-20: What Lies BeneathWhat Lies Beneath the surface of the people we think we know? Movies have been made to investigate that idea. In Romans Chapter 3:9-20 paints the darkest colors of humanity which Wester Civilisation for more than a thousand years gave strong credence to. It paints the picture of our inability to reach God through our efforts and thus sets the scene for humanity's desperate need for divine intervention in the coming of Christ. We see that we even need to repent of our good works because we have inevitably twisted them for personal gain i.e. putting God in ou...2024-04-0632 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 3:1-8: God on TrialOne of the big changes in people's thinking has been to put God on trial for all the evil things we see in this life. So in Romans Chapter 3:1-8 we see a very different picture, that it's humanity that has to answer for evil, even if we come from a place of spiritual privilege like the Jews did in the days when the Apostle Paul wrote these words. We see past hang-ups about God being put to good use, present blessings that make you more responsible for trusting in God, and a picture of faithfulness for the future. 2024-03-2831 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 2:17-29: Save Me from Religion!Save Me From Religion. In Romans Chapter 2:17-29 Christianity claims that humanity needs to be saved from religion not by religion even at the same time as Christianity itself is a religion! Does your faith create pride or humility within you? If it's the latter then you are using God's Law as intended, as a means of pointing you to Jesus as the only one who can bring us home to God. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celt...2024-03-2233 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 2:12-16: How can people be lost who have never heard about Jesus?How can people be lost who have never heard about Jesus? The Bible addresses this question in Romans Chapter 2:12-16 by telling us that people will be judged based on what they know about God through creation and their conscience. They won't be judged for rejecting Christ when they've never heard of him but they still face the judgment of the One who made them. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevi...2024-03-1533 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 2:1-11: The Dangers of CriticismThe Dangers of Criticism. It's very easy when you feel you hold the moral high ground to look down on others. But in Romans Chapter 2:1-11 God puts a stop to that as we see that religion by itself cannot stop our own hearts sinning in similar ways to those we are quick to judge. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creati...2024-03-0632 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 1:21-32: When God Gives Up?When God Gives Up? Instinctively everybody knows there is a God. But what do people do with that knowledge? Romans Chapter 1:21-32 tells us that we push that thought away because we are so focused on fulfilling the desires of our heart. The real fall out of that though is if God gives us over to those desires. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...2024-03-0240 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 1:18-20: No Excuses for UnbeliefNo Excuses For Unbelief. Is anyone alive who does not possess some knowledge of God? Paul answers that in Romans Chapter 1:18-20.Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402024-02-2343 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 1:8-17: The Heart of the ChristianThe Heart of the Christian. The news that should travel through our lives is our faith. Romans Chapter 1:8-17 lays out the deepening, spreading, and emboldening nature of our trust in Christ. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402024-02-1737 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 1:1-7: The Message of ChristianityHave you ever wondered why Christianity has had such a massive impact on human history? Well, in Romans Chapter 1:1-7 we see the power that has transformed Western civilization. Here we see how Christ can bring the most unlikely of people together as we begin to understand the significance that Jesus is God's son. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/lic...2024-02-0638 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIsaiah Chapter 5:1-7: Looking For Wine But Finding Vinegar!Looking For Wine But Finding Vinegar! Sometimes you can do everything right but things still go wrong! Being left with such unfulfilled expectations is hard but in Isaiah Chapter 5:1-7 it's God who expresses that with his people. But we also see a way back if we know we have let God down. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licens...2024-02-0336 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIsaiah Chapter 4:2-6: Critical LeadershipCritical Leadership - Isaiah Chapter 4:2-6 shows us how Christ leads us through life's challenges. We see who he is, what he's like, and what he can do. All this often comes clear to us when we are in survival mode, in the minority, feeling forgotten by God and feeling guilty. Yet he gives us real protection and a path to our true home. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is lice...2024-01-2735 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIsaiah Chapters 2 and 3: A Hopeless World?A Hopeless World? - Isaiah Chapters 2 and 3 unpacks for us hope, even in the face of a realistic perspective on life, an offer of peace, and a call to walk in the light of God. He shows us what spiritual collapse looks like in a culture leaving us to ask what we put our trust in.Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https...2024-01-2035 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIsaiah Chapter 1: Thankless ChildrenThankless Children - We can all get nervous about the world we live in and where it's heading. In Isaiah Chapter 1 shows three levels of collapse, national, religious and social. He illustrates what is behind this by taking us around a small town where we stop at home, a farm, a hospital, a church before finally stopping at the laundrette where our past failures can be washed away. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by...2024-01-1335 minSMARTALK - hope for todayMissing Jesus at the FestivalMissing Jesus at the Festival. At Christmas it's easy to be caught up with everything that happens and miss its significance just as Mary and Joseph missed Jesus at the festival in Luke 2:1-12, 41-53. Instead, the greatest discovery of life lies open before us; that the Father of Jesus can become our Father too. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creative...2024-01-0629 minSMARTALK - hope for todaySeeing Jesus ClearlyJesus shows us that it's often those who think they have already got life figured out that are blind to the bigger picture (John 9 verse 41). While if we are humble enough to admit we don't know everything then we are in a better place to begin to see what God wants to do in us and through us. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...2023-12-2729 minSMARTALK - hope for todayBorn to Die!Born to Die! The most devasting thing you can face in life is probably going to be the death of a loved one. In Hebrews 2:10-18 we see that one of the main reasons for Jesus coming into this world was to destroy the fear of death that still haunts humanity. Christ claims to have an answer to that fear and that is a claim we all need to listen to. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh C...2023-12-2238 minSMARTALK - hope for todayHomeless at ChristmasHomeless at Christmas - God's love towards outsiders who are far from home is seen in the famous encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-12-1834 minSMARTALK - hope for todayActs chapter 24: Opportunities in Difficult TimesOpportunities in Difficult Times. Sometimes you can feel caught up in a great game of chess like Paul in Acts chapter 24 where he is attacked and defended. But then like digging in a coal mine, feeling overwhelmed by the darkness God can let you find some unexpected diamonds in the dust. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2023-12-0929 minSMARTALK - hope for todayActs Chapter 23:12-24: Providence and ProtectionProvidence and Protection. We often talk about chance, fate, and coincidence. But in Acts Chapter 23:12-24 we see the power of God's providence that works behind the scenes of life, including the most dangerous of moments in life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-12-0334 minSMARTALK - hope for todayActs 23:1-11: The Power That ProtectsThe Power That Protects: Christianity makes incredible claims about the influence and protection of Christ over the lives of those who trust him. In Acts 23:1-11 we see how Christ protects us in times of conflict. This in turn frees us to treat those we are in conflict with respectfully. Then we see how God can use our past, and his wisdom, along with a deep awareness of his protecting presence. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaid...2023-11-2730 minSMARTALK - hope for todayActs Chapter 22:1-30: Sharing your Conviction with the ConvincedSharing your Conviction with the Convinced. It's never easy to get through to folk who are very convinced of their ways and today our society is polarizing between very strongly held opinions. But Paul models for us a way to connect, communicate, and convict people like that, as seen in Acts Chapter 22:1-30.Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/li...2023-11-1738 minSMARTALK - hope for todayGuest Speaker: Alex Pettett, Mission Director of World Witness speaking on Reclaiming Boldness in Our AdoptionReclaiming Boldness in Our Adoption. Ephesians 1:3-10. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-11-0339 minSMARTALK - hope for todayActs Chapter 21: When Plans BackfireWhen Plans Backfire: There are times in life when things seem to get worse, not better and you can feel like you are lost in a maze with every step taking you deeper into it rather than finding a way out. In Acts Chapter 21 Paul faces such a time through the misunderstanding of people, but in that moment he was following the model of Christ himself which is what keeps us on mission. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic2023-10-2832 minSMARTALK - hope for todayGrowing PainsGrowing Pains : Growth in a church can bring its own trials. In Acts 21:15-25 we see friction arising, the filter we can put proposed solutions through and the right level of flexibility that is required to maintain unity. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-10-2142 minSMARTALK - hope for todayFacing Challenges in LifeFacing Challenges in Life: There are times in your life when you don't just fear what is going to happen but know that something difficult is just around the corner. In Acts 21:1-14 Paul stands as a great example of how God can take us through such experiences. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/So...2023-10-1535 minSMARTALK - hope for todayTransfiguration on the Mountain of PrayerExperiencing Mountain-Top Prayer: Prayer is more than a shopping list for God, it has to be about glimpsing the glory of who Christ is. In Luke Chapter 9:28-43 we see a prayer meeting on a mountain revealing Christ's glory and preparing his followers to face the darkness at the foot of the mountain. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses...2023-10-0836 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Lord's PrayerThe Lord's Prayer: If you want to learn something well in life it's good to learn from the best. When it comes to prayer, Jesus is the best teacher. In Matthew 6 we follow him up the mountain of prayer like a guide, leading us through the gateway of the fatherhood of God and up the mountain pathway. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license...2023-10-0144 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Power of Waiting in PrayerThe Power of Waiting in Prayer. Everyone may pray and everyone finds waiting for an answer really challenging. 1 Kings 18 and James 5, encourage us with the example of Elijah's perseverance in prayer. Despite being just as human as the rest of us such waiting can be met with the power of God. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2023-09-2337 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIntercessory PrayerIntercessory Prayer. The heart of prayer is dependence on God. In Exodus 17 there is a very graphic picture of that total dependence as Moses stretches his arms up to heaven while Joshua fights in a valley below. This is the first of four mountains of prayer that we will be looking at as the congregation prepares to reach out with the Good News of Jesus. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod...2023-09-1736 minSMARTALK - hope for todayProverbs Chapter 9: Decision DayDecision Day. Life is filled with major decisions. None come bigger than deciding on the overall direction of life. In Proverbs Chapter 9 that choice is stripped down to its most elemental, portrayed as a choice between two women who will lead you in two very different directions in life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: h...2023-09-0227 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDesigned For DelightDesigned For Delight: What is life when there are no connections? Very lonely, very broken. Apps on our phones are so addictive because they give us a sense of connectedness- you can see where friends are all over the world, and you can reach out to them and get an immediate response. Yet visit people in hospitals all around any city, and people are struggling because they don’t have anyone to take their dog for a walk or family nearby who will help them recover. So many people don’t have meaningful relationships. Proverbs Chapter 8 shows us that we a...2023-08-2734 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDerailing The Good LifeDerailing The Good Life: Even good company in life can sour if you let finances get in the way of friendships. Proverbs Chapter 6 lays out a warning about that as well as painting some unflattering portraits of the kind of men no one should ever marry! These are different ways that threaten our ability to build a healthy community around us. In turn, that points us to Christ who is building a community that will last forever and is the very definition of the good life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an...2023-08-2028 minSMARTALK - hope for todayProverbs Chapter 5: For Your Eyes Only; Dealing with Sexual TemptationFor Your Eyes Only: Sexuality is a hugely important part of our humanity. But it's very value means we have to look after it. Through the lens of Proverbs Chapter 5 we can spot danger some of the danger signs of temptation that threaten it, see our defenses and discover the deepest love that making love points to. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licens...2023-08-1140 minSMARTALK - hope for todayA Spiritual Health CheckYour Spiritual Health Check - Proverbs Chapter 4 runs us through something like a physical, mentioning various parts of the body: Eyes and ears, hearts and body, foot and mouth! Run through them and you will get a spiritual health check that helps us touch base with Christ, the Physician of our souls. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...2023-08-0531 minSMARTALK - hope for todayMarried to the Good LifeMarried to the Good Life. To make sense of this world we need a source of insight from outside of this world. Proverbs 3 wants to make this as attractive to its original audience of young men so wisdom is portrayed like the kind of woman you would want to marry to make your life complete. She celebrates life by enriching it, sustaining it, and protecting it, three things we all need to live the good life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com...2023-07-2540 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Good Life in SmallvilleThe Good Life in Smallville. Everybody needs the wisdom that should come from good parents and talks around the kitchen table to help us navigate life like we'd use a compass. But we also need wisdom that comes from a higher, divine source, that acts like a map giving us the big picture of life, sometimes called a worldview. Proverbs chapter 3 describes how these sources of wisdom are essential in navigating us into the good life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com2023-07-2337 minSMARTALK - hope for todayTreasure HuntingTreasure Hunting. If you want your life directed by wisdom then don't sit back you have to go looking for it like you would if you had a treasure map. That's what Proverbs 2 calls us to do. Here we see the need to search for treasure, what discovering this treasure looks like, and how to spend it well. When you do it can bring you deeper success than Elon Musk, make you tougher than James Bond, and wiser than Socrates in the ways of God!Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4...2023-07-1033 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Voices You HearThe Voices You Hear: There are many voices that are ready to speak into your life. Here three different ones are revealed to you; one that can influence you for harm and two that will bless you. Proverbs is one of the richest resources of wisdom that humanity possesses and contains profound resources to nurture the growth of our character and wisdom all the way from childhood to adulthood, directed by wisdom from beyond this world. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com2023-07-0539 minSMARTALK - hope for todayStrength for Life's JourneyStrength for Life's Journey. Life can be like going on a long journey, filled with many tough days and challenges. In Acts Chapter 20:32-38 we examine our spiritual health and guard against spiritual infections by developing good spiritual anti-bodies. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-06-2934 minSMARTALK - hope for todayValued and ProtectedValued and Protected: What you value in life, you protect. God does the same with us when we trust him. In Acts Chapter 20:25-31 You see that you are protected by him like a sheep with a shepherd and protected from the wolves. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.htm...2023-06-2434 minSMARTALK - hope for todayCourage For Hard DaysCourage For Hard Days. Courage is when you know that you are going to face something hard but you still go ahead with it. In Acts 20:22-24 We see how God guides us through our trials, equips us to face them and enables us to testify to Christ during them. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sour...2023-06-1035 minSMARTALK - hope for todayBuilding a Track RecordBuilding a track record and credibility in life is an essential feature of leadership in any sphere. In Acts 20:13-21 Paul shows how it must flow from our lifestyle and character, our willingness to suffer the trials of life that will lead to faithfulness, openness, and confidence even in the face of opposition. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/license...2023-06-0938 minSMARTALK - hope for todaySteps to MinistrySteps to Ministry. It has been said that God’s kingdom grows in God’s ways, in God’s time, through God’s people in God’s power. In Acts 20:1-20 we see steps towards being able to minister in God's kingdom in that way. Here we see the purpose, the people and the power of ministry. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://cre...2023-06-0428 minSMARTALK - hope for todayStepping Out in FaithStepping Out in Faith. There are times when God asks you to step out in faith and only as you do so will you see his amazing provision. In Matthew 14:22-36 Peter walks on water with Christ. He may have wavered that day but the experience must have been transformative for the rest of his life. So if you want to walk on water you have to get out of the boat! That's the only way to make bigger discoveries about Jesus. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smart...2023-05-2830 minSMARTALK - hope for todayMiracles of MultiplicationMiracles of Multiplication. We can often feel in life that we have very little to offer. But in Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus takes the little we have and multiplies it in ways beyond our wildest expectations. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-05-2035 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDivided Homes, Healed HeartsDivided Homes, Healed Hearts. In Matthew 10:32-42 Jesus brings medicine for anxiety. He cures our fear of people with the fear of God. If we get this right then our fear of talking about Jesus to others is put into perspective. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=US...2023-05-1438 minSMARTALK - hope for todayOvercoming FearOvercoming Fear. In Matthew 10: 16-33 Jesus repeats himself three times saying, do not fear, because he knows that's what we do so easily! There is the fear of other people but he cures that with the fear of God, an awe that puts all our fears into perspective. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://i...2023-04-3040 minSMARTALK - hope for todayYou've Got to Believe ItYou've Got to Believe It. The claims at the heart of Christianity are absolutely huge, that there is even an answer to death. In 1 Corinthians.15 we discover that this is the best offer you can ever receive in life, how we can be confident in the offer, and how to receive the offer personally. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licens...2023-04-2936 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe King in the CrowdThe King in the Crowd. Imagine reading a book by one of your favorite authors, say, Shakespeare, J.K Rowling, or J.R.R Tolkien, and as you read the book you actually meet the author in the story! That's what happens in the events of Holy Week in John Chapter 19. Come and meet the author of your life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons...2023-04-1630 minSMARTALK - hope for todayReleasing HatredReleasing Hatred. In the movie Grand Torino with Clint Eastwood we see a man slowly released from hatred. Jonah Chapter 4 reveals to us the power of Christ to do the same in our lives. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-04-1535 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe God of The Second ChancesThe God of The Second Chances. In Jonah Chapter 3 we see how God can re-commission us after a time of failure for fruitful service. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402023-03-1937 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDrowning in the DarknessDrowning in the Darkness: Jonah Chapter 2 presents us with the vocabulary for those dark times in life. Few have ever been in such a dark place as Jonah was but even he found hope through the reality of the God who can hear prayers in the darkness. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompe...2023-03-1935 minSMARTALK - hope for todayWhen We Think We Know Better Than GodWhen We Think We Know Better Than God. Jonah Chapter 1 is a classic life lesson on running from God and how that never works out quite how we expect it! In fact it can often reveal something inside ourselves that needs to change. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.h...2023-03-1334 minSMARTALK - hope for todayIt's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life: Multinationals and the wealth they generate can help fuel the idea that life is all about money. Isaiah Chapter 23 unveils the inherent instability behind even the greatest financial giants and points us to where real security in this life and the next can be found. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source...2023-03-0932 minSMARTALK - hope for todayNever DisappointedNever Disappointed: Many people have asked of life, is that it? But that is like an eagle trying to live like a mole, refusing to see the bigger picture of life with God at the center. Isaiah Chapter 22 highlights the danger of being so short-sighted and points to Christ who will not disappoint us. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licen...2023-03-0538 minSMARTALK - hope for todayEmpathy for an EnemyEmpathy for an Enemy. God is in control of whatsoever comes to pass and yet earthquakes hit this world. In Isaiah Chapter 21 we see how to process these truths from the heart and learn how to love even those who may oppose what we believe about Christ. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://i...2023-02-2442 minSMARTALK - hope for todayTempted by a Quick FixTempted by a Quick Fix. It's easy to envy and then want to copy those who are the success stories of our culture. But Isaiah Chapter 19 graphically sees the danger of dancing with this temptation, by dissecting what people trust in. Then we can see that so often it's like building on sand. Instead, we need to hear God's invitation to build our lives upon Christ, the Rock that never fails. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Che...2023-02-1235 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Cure for Spiritual AmnesiaThe Cure for Spiritual Amnesia. The Russian novelist and essayist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn gave his Templeton Address in 1983 and his words still ring true; "I heard a number of older people offer this explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: 'Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened'…. If I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: 'Men have forgotten God.'" "What is more, if I were...2023-01-3039 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLosing and Gaining EverythingLosing and Gaining Everything. Listen to the story of Miriam a refugee, who brings to life the truth of Isaiah Chapter 16 that you can lose everything in life, and yet at the same moment gain everything! Although Miriam does not exist, this message told in the first person is replicated in thousands of lives down through history and across the globe today. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a...2023-01-2930 minSMARTALK - hope for todayPride Comes Before a FallPride Comes Before a Fall so reaching for the stars doesn't always go to plan. In Isaiah Chapter 14, verses 1 to 17 we see promises from God, the problem of Pride and the perspective death brings to our lives. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Ar...2023-01-2638 minSMARTALK - hope for todayInfluence in High PlacesInfluence in High Places. Who are the real influencers in our society today? what stories do they tell our children? Isaiah Chapter 13, verses 1 to 14, we learn of their danger, their limits, and the true Influence of Christ that we need in life.Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isr...2023-01-1533 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLiving Through a Spiritual Car CrashLiving Through a Spiritual Car Crash: People can have a real go at you in life. In Acts Chapter 19, verses 23 to 41 we see Paul's life hitting a moment of intense opposition. It was like having a car crash with a dangerous driver, where you are the victim but God is the E.R. Doctor who can heal our wounds. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons A...2023-01-1333 minSMARTALK - hope for todayHope Springs EternalHope Springs Eternal. As we enter into 2023 our minds can be filled with thoughts about the future. But the best way to keep everything in perspective is to focus on the ultimate future Christ holds out for us. Revelation Chapter 21 shows us what heaven is like which empowers our lives today with hope. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses...2023-01-0140 minSMARTALK - hope for todayA Christmas Day MessageGod's answer to all that's wrong with this world came in such a small package that it's easy to miss. But Isaiah reveals to us that wrapped up in that gift was a king able to fix everything in this world. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=U...2023-01-0127 minSMARTALK - hope for todayA Christmas Eve MessageWe celebrate two births in the Christmas narrative that both brought joy. John was like the starter and Jesus the main course because we need to be prepared in life to meet Christ who brings us the deepest joy and delight in life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.h...2023-01-0116 minSMARTALK - hope for todayMoving Beyond FailureMoving Beyond Failure. How does Christ deal with the failures of his followers? John 20:19-31 shows us that despite the vast contrast between who he is and who we are he is still filled with compassion towards us and the power to renew his calling upon our lives. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sour...2022-12-1935 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Long Distance RelationshipThe Long Distance Relationship. Loving someone far away from you can be hard. So as we walk through the season of Advent it is a good time to dwell upon Christ's second Advent when he will return. John 14:1-21 shows us that the love Christ had for his followers when he was with them will be the same when he returns. It is a love that completes us, nurtures us, and constantly communicates with us. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMus...2022-12-1734 minSMARTALK - hope for todayMind The Gap!Mind The Gap! How do we bridge the gap between God and Man? Even for believers, there can be a sense of separation. John 13:1-17 and the help of Thomas Goodwin help to reveal the heart of Christ towards his people. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN...2022-12-1738 minSMARTALK - hope for todayConfident ChristianityConfident Christianity. Are you tempted to be a spiritual chameleon, blending in with your surroundings so no one will ever question your faith? There is a better path to walk. In Acts chapter 19 verses 8 to 20, we are encouraged to be confident (yet humble) when bringing Christ into the public square, even in the face of opposition. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://c...2022-12-1237 minSMARTALK - hope for todayClose but not Quite ThereClose but not Quite There. People can be just one step away from making the biggest discovery of their lives and it may be your call to help them cross over that line. Acts chapter 19 verses 1 to 7 we meet people who were followers of Jesus' cousin John the Baptist who finally came to understand who Christ is, setting off a revolution in their home city. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod i...2022-12-0434 minSMARTALK - hope for todayPlaying Chess with JesusPlaying Chess With Jesus. In Acts chapter 18 verses 1 to 23 we see how Jesus works in the background of our lives all the time, through all our troubles and knows exactly how to sustain us all the time. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402022-11-2032 minSMARTALK - hope for todayEverybody's ReligiousEverybody's Religious. Yes, that is how Scripture understands human nature and once we understand that we understand how people tick. Acts chapter 17 verses 16 to 34 unpacks this in Paul's famous address to the Athenian Philosophers. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402022-11-1332 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Offer of a LifetimeThe Offer of a Lifetime. Doing the right thing, even being successful in life doesn’t mean you will be excluded from hardships. In fact, the two are usually joined at the hip. As we see a powerful invitation to the Gospel being made in Acts chapter 17 verses 1 to 15 we see rejection and acceptance are part of life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi...2022-11-0632 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLife ChangesLife Changes. We touch on three testimonies of people whose lives were radically changed by their encounters with Christianity. Today, we focus on the one who had to battle here demons literally! Acts chapter 16 verses 16 to 34. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN11003402022-10-2940 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Fruitful LifeThe Fruitful Life. No one wants their life to be a waste. Many may feel that there is. But here is a picture of fruitful work for God. To get to a place of fruitfulness we will work backward from working in the right field which is pointless if you don’t have the right seed to sow in that field and that’s pointless if you don’t have the right equipment. That's what we unpack from Acts chapter 16 verses 1 to 10. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk2022-10-2137 minSMARTALK - hope for todayTesting God is Always a Bad Idea!Testing God is Always a Bad Idea! But when the church makes things hard for people to believe in Jesus then we are in danger of testing God's patience. Acts chapter 15 unpacks a time of division, resolution, and blessings that still flow when we keep Jesus as the main thing. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source...2022-10-1236 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe House of BlessingThe House of Blessing. How strong are the foundations in your life? In Romans chapter 16 verses 20 to 27, we encounter the living God who has the power to establish our lives through his blessing. Here is the power of a blessed life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUA...2022-10-0837 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLosing Your RichesLosing Your Riches. Who can you trust when it comes to the big questions of life? Learn to discern from Paul's teaching in Romans Chapter 16 verses 17 to 20. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-09-3042 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDoing Life TogetherDoing Life Together. Friendships in life have to be worked at. Good friends have to be maintained. And such friendship should be part of what makes a church the church. In Romans Chapter 16 verses 1 to 16 Paul tells us a lot about the art of friendship. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/roy...2022-09-1139 minSMARTALK - hope for todayKnowing you are in the Right Place in LifeKnowing you are in the Right Place in Life, brings huge peace of mind. In Romans Chapter 15 verses 23 to 33, we see what it is to have a sense of direction, gratitude, and dependence upon God as he directs our steps through life. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc...2022-09-1034 minSMARTALK - hope for todayDefining SuccessDefining Success: He who dies with the most toys wins is not the best definition of sucess in life! Look into Romans Chapter 15 verses 14 to 22 to discover that sucess is knowing your purpose in life and how that interfaces with people around you. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html...2022-08-2637 minSMARTALK - hope for todayThe Power of HopeThe Power of Hope. A life of hope will find the ability to accept people very different from ourselves enabling us to bridge divides through the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. All of this is unpacked in Romans Chapter 15 verses 7 to 13. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music...2022-08-2535 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 15 verses 1 to 6: I Need a Hero!"I Need a Hero," has been sung by many over the years. Our stories and movies are filled with a longing for a real hero. In Romans Chapter 15 verses 1 to 6 we see the real hero of life, Jesus, his quest, and how we encounter this hero. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music...2022-08-1234 minSMARTALK - hope for todayPrioritizing PeacePrioritizing Peace: It's easy to fracture relationships, especially when you know you are in the right! We need to learn how to deal with differences, look beyond superficial issues and keep the bigger picture in mind, which is how Romans Chapter 14 verses 14 to 23 directs us. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/r...2022-08-0831 minSMARTALK - hope for todayHow Not To Win Friends And Influence People!How Not To Win Friends And Influence People! It's easy for people to fall out over issues that shouldn't divide them. Romans Chapter 14 verses 1 to 13 guides us in how to navigate differences and still accept one another. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist...2022-08-0733 minSMARTALK - hope for todayFuture Proofing LifeFuture Proofing Life: Holding a long-term perspective on life is transforming. Romans Chapter 13 verses 11 to 14 help us to break with life-destroying activities and find spiritual protection. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-07-2934 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLove Rules!Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life are wildly popular. The Bible talks more in terms of God's Law fulfilled by loving one another. How do we pay this outstanding debt towards one another? Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-07-2541 minSMARTALK - hope for todayFaith and PoliticsHow do you relate your faith to your politics? When is civil disobedience justified? Romans Chapter 13 verses 1 to 7 bring us answers to many of the questions that arise here. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-07-0242 minSMARTALK - hope for todayOvercoming EvilDealing with evil people is hard. It also brings with it the danger of causing us a spiritual heart attack brought on by the stress of revenge. Romans Chapter 12 verses 17 to 21 show us the way to overcome evil. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artis...2022-07-0140 minSMARTALK - hope for todayLove ActuallyLove is love, is easy to say but harder to do. But Love Actually, couldn't be clearer than what we see in Romans Chapter 12 verses 9 to 16. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-06-3039 minSMARTALK - hope for todayKnow ThyselfSocrates said, Know thyself. God calls us to have a realistic view of ourselves so we can live well with others in community, serving them with our God-given gifts as described by the Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 12 verses 3 to 8. Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send an email. hope4tampa.com/smartalk smartalk@hope4tampa.com Music: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1...2022-06-2541 minSMARTALK - hope for todayRomans Chapter 12 verses 1 and 2: The Artistry of LifeToday we're looking at how God works like an artist in our lives, as described by the Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 12 verses 1 and 2.Contact Pastor Smart from our Church website or send email.hope4tampa.com/smartalksmartalk@hope4tampa.comMusic: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340Artist: http://incompetech.com/2022-06-2438 min