Smith Bible Institute
Spreading the gospel around the world

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Have a CALL to the Ministry?

Get ready and get ARMED FOR THE CALL to confidently make your calling and election sure! Our institute warmly welcomes Christian men and women eager to deepen their knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Our instructors are highly qualified, and they offer thorough and comprehensive courses designed just for you. 


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Have a desire to spread the gospel  throughout the world?

 You can join with us in snatching souls out of hell and bringing them into the knowledge, and presence of Jesus Christ. To showcase His wonderful love, grace and mercy he has committed to us.  The harvest is ripe but the laborers are few.

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Want to be a blessing to your church and community?

Smith bible institute will give you tools to explore your gifts to be used for your church and community.
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Donations

Smith Bible Institute is a not-for-profit organization, Do you feel a need to help others grow and spread the gospel. You can sponsor someone or just send a donation. Give and it shall be given unto you.

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Feel Ill-equipped, don’t know where to start?

Smith Bible Institute will help you gather knowledge of the Word, how to structure a sermon or bible study, so that you may have the “know how” and feel excited of what you have learned you can teach others.
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Need flexibility because of your schedule?

All courses are offered 100% online and fully accessible through internet connection by way of phone, laptop or tablet. Go at your own pace.

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Leadership

Effective leadership within a church and community requires a blend of spiritual qualities, practical skills, and a commitment to serving others. Leaders need to be both visionaries and servants, guiding the congregation and community towards shared goals while also demonstrating humility and integrity. 

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A premier institute for online Bible training and education. Our mission is to provide students with a comprehensive and practical education in the Bible and its teachings, so that they can develop skills to become spiritually mature and effective leaders in the church and in their communities. At the Institute, we provide a wide range of courses, classes, seminars and workshops that are designed to help students understand and apply the Bible in their lives. Additionally, we strive to create an environment of innovation, exploration, and creative problem-solving in order to foster a deeper understanding of the Bible and its teachings. Our faculty is comprised of experienced scholars, pastors, and professionals who have dedicated their lives to the study of the Bible and its teachings. We look forward to welcoming you to the Smith Bible Institute and helping you develop your knowledge and understanding of the Bible.

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We will help you unlock your inner potential so you can excel in your professional field

Welcome From The President

Welcome, my name is Vester Smith III, I am the President and Overseer of Smith Bible Institute. It was in July 1995 when I got saved at Pure Heart Church and my life changed forever.  As I continued to seek the Lord to know more of His word, He led me to God’s House Church where I learned there was a Bible Institute within the church.  My heart almost beat out of my chest with excitement and I knew I was in the right place.  I had great mentoring by my Pastor, Assistant Pastors and other great men and women of God.  When I enrolled in the classes, “I didn’t know what I didn’t know” but through those classes I found my calling and purpose for being here on the earth, to spread the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love the Father has for us.  Jesus asked his disciples the question “will the Son of Man find faith when He returns”, he also commanded them to “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching to observe all things that I have commanded you and lo, I am with you always even to the end of the age”.  This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations and then shall the end come.  This has been passed on to me and I am grateful to have the opportunity to pass this on to you.  So I pray that through your study of the word, walking in the Spirit and constant prayer life, the eyes of your understanding will be open and you will walk in the confidence and assurance of the Word of the Lord and that you may also teach others what you have learned.

Overseer Vester & Elder Senora Smith, Founders

Study To Shew Yourself  Approved Unto God, a workman needeth not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth!

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What Are The Benefits?

 Cost: with Smith Bible Institute online classes, cost and books are kept low

 Time: With Smith Bible Institute online classes, you do all the work at your own pace.. (No pressure and intensity)

 Attendance: with Smith Bible Institute online classes attending is as simple as opening up your computer, tablet or phone. (No rain, traffic, or tardiness)

 Access:
 with Smith Bible Institute Easy access to Instructor, you can email instructor questions directly.

 Location:
with Smith Bible Institute online classes, location doesn’t matter, all you need is a computer, tablet or phone and an internet connection.

 Focus: with Smith Bible Institute online classes, it’s much easier to focus on what you’re doing. You can put yourself in the right environment. You can wear headphones if your surroundings are noisy.

 Schedule: with Smith Bible Institute online classes fit things into your schedule. You can listen to lectures on your drive to work. You can watch videos on the train or bus. You can respond to comments while sitting in the coffee shop. You can even watch part of a lecture, pause it, and then come back to it at a convenient time.

One person awake, awakens another.
The second awakens, their next-door brother,

The three awake can arouse a town.
By turning the whole place upside down.
The many awake can cause such a fuss,
it finally awakens the rest of us. 

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Having grown up in church in the South and moving to New Mexico by way of the military, was an eye opener for me. As I started to look back at how I grew up,I  discovered that going to church and having the Church in you are not the same thing! Life has taken my family and I through many hard trials, but going through the Word of Life classes has made a difference in that it has help equip me for this battle we call life. Not to say that I am a know-it-all, because we all should never stop learning. Bible Institute has been a great foundation to help me in everything God has called me to do. I now know that whatever area I find myself in this life-if I bring the Word of Life, God's Word, I cannot fail.

Minister Hanukka "Rea" Watson

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Over 20 years ago, Pastor Vester Smith opened my understanding of God’s great love for me through the Holy Scriptures. Still today, Pastor Smith teaches with passion, clarity and practical insight on how to live a life of purpose of faith. Whether you are looking to grow in your faith or fulfill your mission, Pastor Smith will equip you with the tools for a life of ministry.

Pastor Brianne

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I am so glad that I had and still have the opportunity to be taught about God and His Word by Elder Vester Smith. He is an amazing Spirit-filled instructor, and through his teachings, has been very instrumental in my Spiritual growth. He inspired me to attend and graduate from the Word of Life Institute at God’s House Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Classes under Elder Smith are so encouraging that I now enjoy teaching the Word of God myself. Anyone who gets the chance to attend courses taught by Elder Smith will be truly blessed.

Mother Gwendolyn Washington

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The Bible Study School and its Instructors provide a Unique opportunity that only a few other highly accredited Institutions of its kind could match. The instructors are knowledgeable as well as engaging, cultivating an unmatched experience of learning the Existence, Deity, Mercy, and Power of the Almighty God. Take advantage of its existence.

I graduated from the Word of Life Bible Institute in June of 2017...


Asst. Pastor Abayomi Fadipe

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Pastor Vester Smith is an anointed and dynamic teacher. As a former student at the Word of Life Bible College. I was very blessed to learn from him as he taught several of the classes necessary for me to receive my Ministerial License in 2008. His expository teaching style is very colorful, unique and literally brings the people, culture ns doctrines if the bible to life. Pastor's Smith unwavering stance and teachings on holiness and how to be an effective servant of God has remained with me to this day. I am very excited for him as he launches this school and I highly recommend it. 


Minister Amber

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  Keys To Success

We will help you unlock your inner potential so you can excel in your calling!

      Alignment
    Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [k]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” (Acts 2:38-39)


    Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. (Revelations 1:3)

     
    Study
    These were more [a]fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. (Acts 17:11)
     Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
     
    Memorize
     How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. (Psalm 119:9-11)

     
    Meditate
    Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2)
    This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you[c] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8-9)
      
    Alignment
    This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)

     
    Licensing and Ordination
    Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: (1Peter 1:10)

     
    Active
    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. (Matthew 28:19-20)

      
    Continued Education
     Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:58)

     
    Conclusion
     Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

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