reformed perspectives

Author Portfolio

Rev. Russell B. Smith   Rev. Russell B. Smith, Pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, 717 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH (ph: 513-621-4144; fax: 513-621-1066)

• Decoding The Da Vinci Code
seminar notes
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• Lessons from Columba
Reflections on the Life and Ministry of Saint Columba
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• The Unitas Fratrum: Religious Pioneers
On the Moravians
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• Strangers In a Strange Land
A sermon on 1 Peter 1:1-12
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• The Deliberate Life
A sermon on 1 Peter 1:13-2:3
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• All in the Family
A Sermon on 1 Peter 2:4-12
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• For Such a Time as This
A sermon on 2 Timothy 3:10-17
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• We're Here for Life
A sermon on Acts 1:1-14
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• Moravians: The First Reformers
A sermon on Colossians 1:1-14
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• Rediscovering Jesus
A sermon on John 1:1-18
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• A Trustworthy Messenger
A sermon on John 1:19-42
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• The Gospel for Cynics
A Sermon on John 1:43-51
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• The Second Chance
A sermon on John 10:22-42
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• A Sheep's Life
A sermon on John 10:1-21
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• When Jesus Waits
A sermon on John 11:1-16
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• The Resurrection and the Life
A sermon on John 11:17-44
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• The Coming of the King
A sermon on John 12:1-37
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• What's So Great About Love?
A sermon on John 13:1-28
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• A Simple Gospel
A sermon on John 14:1-11
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• Fruitful Living
A sermon on John 15:1-17
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• When They Hate You
A sermon on John 15:18-16:16
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• Grief Into Joy
A sermon on John 16:17-33
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• Knowing and Being Known
A sermon on John 17:1-26
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• Something Old, Something New
A sermon on John 2:1-12
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• Tearing Down the Temple
A Sermon on John 2:13-25
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• Rediscovering the Resurrection
A sermon on John 20:1-31
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• Rediscovering Jesus
A sermon on John 21:1-25
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• "Born Again" is not Covered by your HMO
A sermon on John 3:1-21
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• A Basis for Joy
A sermon on John 3:22-36
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• Worship in Spirit and in Truth
A Sermon on John 4:1-26
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• Everyday Evangelism
A sermon on John 4:27-42
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• When Jesus Healed, part 1
A Sermon on John 4:43-54
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• When Jesus Healed, part 2
A Sermon on John 5:1-18
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• The Father and The Son
A Sermon on John 5:19-46
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• Thanksgiving and Abundance
A Sermon on John 6:1-15
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• Everybody Has a Hungry Heart
A sermon on John 6:16-25
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• The Bread of Life, part 1
A Sermon on John 6:26-35
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• The Bread of Life, part 2
A Sermon on John 6:26-35
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• Deserters and True Believers
A Sermon on John 6:60-70
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• Everybody's Talking
A Sermon on John 7:1-13
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• Nobody Likes a Truth Teller
A Sermon on John 7:14-36
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• Streams of Living Water
A Sermon on John 7:37-39
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• False Judges
A Sermon on John 8:1-11
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• What's Your Story?
A sermon on John 9:1-41
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• Shall Evil Prevail?
A Sermon on Romans 8:28-39
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• Work With What You Have
A sermon on I Samuel 11:1-12:23
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• A Father and a Son
1 Samuel 14:1-52
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• Appearances are Deceiving
1 Samuel 16:1-12
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• God is for Little People
A sermon on 1 Samuel 1:1-20
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• When God Blesses You
A sermon on 1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
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• Giant Killing Faith
1 Samuel 17:1-58
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• Evil Plots
1 Samuel 18:1-30
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• Fighting God
1 Samuel 19:1-24
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• Seeds of Hope
A sermon on 1 Samuel 2:11-36
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• Hope Rising
A sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1
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• Raiders of the Lost Ark
A sermon on 1 Samuel 4:1-7:1
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• Hope Renewed
1 Samuel 7:2-17
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• The Once, Not Future, King
A sermon on 1 Samuel 8:1-22
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• Behold the King
A Sermon on 1 Samuel 9:1-10:27
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• God’s Unexpected Mercy
A sermon on Jonah 2
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• God’s Unexpected Magnanimity
A sermon on Jonah 3
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• God’s Unexpected Medicine
A sermon on Jonah 4
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• On Psalm 20
A sermon on Psalm 20
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• Why We Need Easter
A sermon on Psalm 51
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• Lord, Send us a King!
A sermon on Deuteronomy 17:14-20
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• Lord, Send Us a Priest!
A sermon on Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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• Lord, Send us a Mediator!
A sermon on Deuteronomy 18:15-22
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• Lord, Send Us a Mediator
A sermon on Deuteronomy 5:22-33
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• Pilgrims to Jerusalem
A sermon on Psalm 121
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• God’s Unexpected Message
A sermon on Jonah 1
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• Up From Despair
A Sermon on Ruth 1:1-22
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• Renewed Hope
A Sermon on A Sermon on Ruth 2:1-23
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• Great Expectations
A sermon on Ruth 3:1-18
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• Abundant Blessing
A sermon on Ruth 4:1-22
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• Stewardship: Giving
A sermon on Luke 16:1-15, et al.
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• Stewardship: Blessing Others
A sermon on Matthew 25:14-46
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• Witness: Sharing Our Faith (1 of 5)
A sermon on man's sinful condition from Psalm 8:3-8; 14:1-3
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• Witness: Sharing our Faith (2 of 5)
A sermon on the solution to man's sinful condition from Romans 5:6-11
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• Witness: Sharing our Faith (3 of 5)
A sermon on the content and motivation of fulfilling the Great Commission
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• Faithful People in Unexpected Places
A sermon on Joshua 2
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• A True and Never Failing Friend
A Sermon on 1 Samuel 18:1-5
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• Don't Listen to Them
A sermon on 2 Peter 1:3-15
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• Freedom
A sermon on Luke 13:10-17
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• Rejoice, God is at Work in You!
A sermon on Philippians 2:12-18
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• The Heart of the Matter
A sermon (1 of 5) on worship from Isaiah 43:1-17
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• Welcome to the Family
A sermon (3 of 5) on worship from Genesis 17:1-16
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• Worship and the Word
A sermon (2 of 5) on worship from Psalm 19
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