August 2nd - Community | The Strength Of Belonging by Pastor Dustin Smith

HopeUC Nashville Word of the Week · Aug 5, 2026 · 1h 5m

Join us in this episode as Dustin shares a powerful and timely message on identity, obedience, community, and the strength of belonging. Through the baptism and temptation of Jesus, Dustin unpacks how the enemy has used the same strategy from the beginning: questioning identity and trying to pull people into isolation. From Adam and Eve in the garden, to Israel in the wilderness, to Jesus being tempted in the desert, this message shows how the enemy attacks through appetite, trust, and worship—offering cheap satisfaction, control, shortcuts, and separation. You'll hear why God speaks identity…