Smyrna First Sermons: Recent Episodes
Smyrna First Baptist Church
Weekly sermon messages from Pastor Jeff Pennington and the pastoral team of Smyrna First Baptist Church in Smyrna, GA.
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSeries: Galatians - Doing Things RightSermon: RedemptionScripture: Galatians 3:10-14
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington Series: Galatians - Getting Things Right Sermon: True Fellowship Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington Series: Galatians - Getting Things Right Sermon: Trophies of Grace Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington Series: Galatians - Getting Things Right Sermon: No Other Gospel Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington Series: Galatians - Getting Things Right Sermon: Greeted by Grace Scripture: Galatians 1:1-5
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington Sermon: The Sanctifying Power of Marriage Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:12-14
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSermon: When a Man Loves a WomanScripture: Ephesians 5:25-29
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSeries: Family MattersSermon: The Force of MotherhoodScripture: 1 Samuel 1
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSeries: Great and Precious PromisesSermon: Eternally SecureScripture: 2 Peter 2:17-22
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSeries: 2 Peter - Great & Precious PromisesSermon: Just Will Be ServedScripture: 2 Peter 2:1-10
Speaker: Dr. Jeff PenningtonSeries: 2 Peter - Great & Precious PromisesSermon: The Transforming Majesty of ChristScripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Church Matters
Sermon: The Great Commission
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: The Substance of Lasting Love
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Church Matters
Sermon: The Family of God
Scripture: Titus 2:1-8
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Church Matters
Sermon: When Does Life Start?
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4,5
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Church Matters
Sermon: Believer's Baptism
Scripture: Colossians 2:8-17
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Church Matters
Sermon: the Lord's Supper
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Epilogue Part 2 - The Final Lesson on Discipleship
Scripture: John 21:20-25
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Undefeated
Scripture: John 18:1-19:16
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Our Intercessor
Scripture: John 17:1-26
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Disciple's Joy
Scripture: John 16:16-33
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Disciple's Mission
Scripture: John 16:4-15
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: Living out the Mission in the Constant Shadow of Death
Scripture: John 15:18-16:4
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: Counterintuitive Comfort
Scripture: John 14
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: Love One Another
Scripture: John 13:21-38
Preacher: Adam Bishop
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Humility of a High Calling
Scripture: John 13:1-20
Preacher: Rev. Adam Bishop
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: It Shall Not Be Taken Away
Scripture: John 12:1-11
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: Finding Joy in Making Disciples
Scripture: John 11:38-44
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Emotions of God
Scripture: John 11:17-37
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Hand of the Sinner
Scripture: John 10:31-40
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Hand of the Father
Scripture: John 10:22-30
Preacher: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: Abundant Life
Scripture: John 10:1-21
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Light of the World
Scripture: John 8:12-30
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Bread of Life
Scripture: John 6:22-71
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Treasures in the Dark
Scripture: John 6:16-21
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Resurrection
Scripture: John 20:1-10
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: More Than Enough
Scripture: John 6:1-15
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Godness of God
Scripture: John 5:19-47
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Do You Want To Be Healed?
Scripture: John 5:1-18
Speaker: Charles Denis
Sermon: Undefeated: A Sermon from the Book of Daniel
Scripture: Daniel 6:10-28
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That Might Believe
Sermon: A Disciple's Appetite
Scripture: John 4: 1-42
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Heart of the Baptist
Scripture: John 3:22-36
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The New Birth
Scripture: John 3:1-21
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: 3 Things That Never End
Scripture: John 2
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: Follow the Lamb
Scripture: John 1:19-51
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Significance of Jesus
Scripture: John 1:1-18
January 16, 2022
Speaker: Pastor Adam Bishop
Sermon: A Divine Taste Test
Scripture: Psalm 34
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: John - That You Might Believe
Sermon: The Purpose
Scripture: John 20: 30-31
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: A New Year's Sermon: Resolved to Preach the Word
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: The Day Jesus Was Left Behind
Scripture: Luke 2:41-52
Speaker: Pastor Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Immanuel: Jesus, the Suffering Servant
Scripture: Isaiah 53
Speaker: Pastor Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Immanuel: The Only Way
Scripture: Isaiah 8:1-9:1-7
Speaker: Pastor Adam Bishop
Sermon: Immanuel: The Lord Remembers
Scripture: Psalms 105:8
Speaker: Pastor Doctor Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Immanuel: Hope for the Shaken
Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-17
Speaker: Pastor Doctor Jeff Pennington
Sermon: A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Scripture: Psalm 116
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Refresh: Stop Gazing, Start Going
Scripture: Acts 1:6-11
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Refresh: The Joy of Sharing Christ
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: Why Church Discipline Matters
Scripture: Nehemiah 13
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: Extraordinary Living in Ordinary Places
Scripture: Nehemiah 11-12
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: Remembering and Keeping Our Promises
Scripture: Nehemiah 10
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: A Survey of God's Faithfulness
Scripture: Nehemiah 9
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Rebuilding the People
Scripture: Nehemiah 8
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: God Preserves His People
Scripture: Nehemiah 6-7
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Staying on the Altar
Scripture: Nehemiah 5:14-19
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Strengthening the Faithful
Scripture: Nehemiah 5
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Working Hard When the Work is Hard
Scripture: Nehemiah 3-4
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: The Good Hand of God and the Good Work of Men
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:9-20
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Answering God's Call
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Reclamation: A Sermon Series from the Book of Nehemiah
Sermon: Where Greatness Begins
Scripture: Nehemiah 1
Speaker: Rev. Adam Bishop
Series: The Root & Flower of Hope
Sermon: I and Love and You
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25
Speaker: Rev. Adam Bishop
Series: The Root & Flower of Hope
Sermon: Transformative Hope
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21
Speaker: Rev. Adam Bishop
Series: The Root & Flower of Hope
Sermon: The Hope of Meaning
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10:12
Speaker: Rev. Adam Bishop
Series: The Root & Flower of Hope
Sermon: New Birth & Teflon Saints
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Building Wells & Pursuing Happiness
Scripture: John 4:1-15
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Parousia - Love the Brethren, Love the Christ
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Parousia - A Story About Joy
Scripture: Matthew 25:14--30
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Parousia - A Story About Being Ready
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington
SERMON: Parousia - The Return of King Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 24:29-51
May 16, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington
SERMON: Parousia: Provision for Tribulation (Part 2)
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 24:15-28
May 9, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Parousia - Faithful Through the Storm
Scripture: Matthew 24:1-14
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington
SERMON: Why I Need the Gospel Everyday - Most Days I am Gripped with Fear
SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 1:7
April 25, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Why I Need the Gospel Everyday - I Can't Get Past My Shame
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14
April 18, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Sermon: Why I Need the Gospel Everyday - I Feel Guilty, but am I?
Scripture: Romans 3:21-26
April 11, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last Part 9: A Church Full of Love 7 Grace | Titus 3:9-15
TOPIC: Every church member should engage in the hard work of church ministry.
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Built to Last
Topic: Saved for Good
Scripture: Titus 3:1-8
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington
Series: Built to Last: A Blueprint for the Church
Topic: The Power of Transforming Grace Scripture: Titus 2:11-15
March 14, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 6: Being a Witness in a Broken World | Titus 2:9-10
TOPIC: Followers of Jesus confront the world’s brokenness with beautiful gospel living.
March 7, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 5: Beautiful Design | Titus 2:4-8
TOPIC: God’s design for the church is for older men to disciple younger men and for older women to disciple younger women.
February 28, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 4: Spiritual Parenthood | Titus 2:1-3
TOPIC: God has designed the church so that older men disciple younger men and older women disciple younger women.
February 21, 2021
SPEAKER: Charles Denis, Minister to Students
Generational Faithfulness - Deuteronomy 6:4-9
TOPIC: Every Christian is called to impact future generations with the gospel.
February 14, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 3: Tough Love | Titus 1:10-16
TOPIC: True shepherds love their people enough to fight for their doctrinal fidelity.
February 7, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 2: A Pastor Worth Following | Titus 1:5-9
TOPIC: Follow pastors who follow Christ.
January 31, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Built to Last
Part 1: Between Two Worlds | Titus 1:1-4
TOPIC: Titus is a blueprint for the churches who exist for the glory of God.
January 24, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Flourishing in a Pandemic
Part 4: The Return of the King | Haggai 2:20-23
TOPIC: More than a return to normalcy, what we need is the return of King Jesus.
January 17, 2021
SPEAKER: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
SERIES: Flourishing in a Pandemic
Part 3: Holiness Matters | Haggai 2:10-19
TOPIC: God cares about our purity as much as He cares about our productivity.
January 10, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
Series: Flourishing in a Pandemic
Part 2: Let's Fill This House with Glory | Haggai 2:1-9
Topic: When we gather together the Holy Spirit recalibrate our hearts and hands so that we can be faithful and fruitful.
January 3, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Pennington, Senior Pastor
Series: Flourishing in a Pandemic
Part 1: Ordering Your Priorities | Haggai 1:1-15
Topic: We flourish when the way we think and act demonstrates an unshakable trust in God's goodness.