John 3:22-36, 4:1-20

In this study Mr. Smith continues in John 3 starting with Jesus leaving Jerusalem and arriving where John the Baptist was preaching. When He left there he went north and encountered the woman at the well in Samaria. His dialog with her has similarities with the one between Jesus and Nicodemus in chapter 3. Jesus spoke to her of spiritual things but like Nicodemus, she at first tried to understand them as being physical.

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.