Mr. Smith opens this Bible study by asking us if there is any connection between the Passover and marriage? Most of us would answer no, but this is because we are using our modern ideas of marriage. Mr. Smith spends the first part of this study showing us the details of how marriages were arranged and the manner of how weddings took place at the time of Jesus. With this view of marriage in mind he then shows us the many connections between the Passover and our future marriage to Christ.

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.