Guy Smith

This is an expanded article series of the Walking the Road to Salvation post and The Road: Saved and Sent sermon series. What's Happening Here The Roman Road is a way of explaining the good news of salvation using verse from the book of Romans.  It’s a simple yet powerful method of explaining why we need salvation, how God provided salvation, how we can receive salvation, and what are the results of salvation. The purpose of doing this series is …

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Whether or not Christians should celebrate Halloween is a yearly debate throughout the church world. Most people realize Halloween is a dark, pagan holiday at it's roots. The Bible clearly speaks against seeking out witchcraft and other demonic spirits. But what's wrong with dressing up as fun cartoon characters to walk around the neighborhood collecting candy? As long as that's the plan, probably nothing at all. Personally, I grew up in a …

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What is the foundation of your worldview and how does it influence your finances?  That’s a big question.  I’ll start at worldview and move toward personal finances. As a local church pastor in small town America, I often find myself in conversations with couples who have completely different world views, but they don’t even realize it. They say things like, “Well, she likes church and the Bible and all that God-stuff, but I’m not really into it…but we …

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