God's Dwelling Place

Beginning with the exodus of Israel from Egypt, God's presence dwelt with the nation of Israel. But God does not dwell in the presence of sin. In this sermon Gary Smith goes through the Bible record of how Israel's repeated sinning caused God to finally remove his dwelling place from Israel at the destruction of the temple. He then covers what each of us must do to insure that God's spirit continues to dwell in us.

Gary Smith was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but spent most of his youth in the Pasadena, California area. He graduated from Ambassador College in 1976 and he and his wife, Liz, moved to Peoria, Illinois. For the next six years he worked as a nursing home administrator in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas.
In 1982, he and Liz began to serve in the full-time ministry. Since that time, they have served in a number of congregations in the Midwest.
Gary and Liz now pastor in Houston, Texas near their two children and grandson.
Apart from pastoring, Gary enjoys hiking, playing and watching sports, reading and spending time with family.