I\'m one of the pastors here at Smokey Point Community Church and they allow me to have the responsibility and privilege of overseeing budgets, buildings, publications, communication, \"other duties as assigned by the Lead Pastor,\" planning, office staff, maintenance staff, and some other stuff. Of course, this does not mean that the leadership team (or you) agree with everything I post here. It\'s just my opinion. So consider yourself warned! ;-) http://www.smokeypointcommunitychurch.org Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:58:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.smokeypointcommunitychurch.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,How-to-fight-for-assurance-that-you-are-saved..html/Itemid,364/ <p>Do you ever doubt your salvation? Do you ever wonder, &quot;Am I real or am I just going through the motions?--am I really born again?&quot; I do. It may not be comforting to you for you to hear a pastor say that. </p><p>But I read my bible and find warning after warning about not deceiving yourself. I remember an exerpt from a book by Jonathan Edwards that scared the daylights out of me: Are you saved or do the powers of your imagination have you convinced that you are? </p><p>&nbsp;My aim h [...] bryan@spcc-cma.org Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100 theology devotional-life assurance