Mr. Smith continues his Bible Study series on the book of John. In this study he completes the study of Jesus' interaction with the woman at the well in Samaria. As Jesus continued to talk with the woman she began to understand some of the spiritual meaning of what he was saying. After he told her that he was the Messiah, she went into the city and urged others to come out and hear the words of Jesus. This planted the seeds for what was to come later. Just before his ascension in Acts 1, Jesus told the disciples to take the gospel to Samaria and in Acts 8 we see this fulfilled by the work Philip did in that city.

Gary Smith

United Church of God Pastor

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.