Flood help for Salem, Garfield, Rincon, Hatch flood

Flood help for Salem, Garfield, Rincon, Hatch flood

I asked Chat GPT to put togeter a list of resources people can turn to for help with flood damage. If you see a mistake, please contact me at josh@joshhunt.com and I will correct as soon as possible. Flood Recovery Resources for Salem, Garfield, Rincon and the Hatch...

Free Study Bible for first-time visitors

At Salem Baptist, a key value is the study of the word on a daily basis for personal application. Most of our people have one (or more) Study Bibles and engage in the habit of starting their day with their Bible on their lap. (This is a phrase you will hear pretty often at Salem.)

This summer, we are offering a free Study Bible to all our first-time visitors without cost or obligation.

The majority of our visitors like what they find and come back again and become members. Whether or not that is true of you, we would be happy to gift you with a Study Bible that would help you in your spiritual journey.

 

Romans 8.28

Romans 8.28

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You Do What You Do Because of What You Think of You

You Do What You Do Because of What You Think of You

This Sunday, 9/20, we will explore... “You do what you do because of what you think of you.” That idea explains more of our lives than we might imagine. We tend to think that if we want to change our lives, we need to change our behavior. We need better habits, more...

What Singing Hymns Does to Your Brain

There is something unusual happening in church every Sunday morning that we probably don't think much about. Someone begins playing a familiar hymn. We stand. We take a breath. Then twenty or fifty or five hundred people begin saying the same words, on the same notes,...

What does the Bible teach about the Holy Spirit?

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               Lessons from 1 Corinthians 2 The Holy Spirit is often the least understood member of the Trinity. Most Christians have a good understanding of God the Father and rejoice in the saving work of Jesus Christ, yet...

Times of refreshing

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             Refreshing: Why God's Word Revives the Soul "The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple." — Psalm 19:7 (NIV) Everyone knows what it feels like to...

Lunch with the pastor

Lunch with the pastor

Lunch with the Pastor Visiting a church can be intimidating. Lunch isn't. If you've ever thought about visiting church but weren't quite ready, I'd like to invite you to lunch. (Or, if you prefer, coffee.) For many people, walking into a church building for the first...

March 22 — What do these stones mean?

March 22 — What do these stones mean?

         What Do These Stones Mean?When God gives you a moment, build a memory. There are moments you think you’ll never forget. The day the diagnosis came back clear.The prayer that was answered just in time.The conversation that changed...

How the Church Went Viral — February 22

How the Church Went Viral — February 22

How the Church Went ViralActs 4:1–20Bible Studies for Life – April 26, 2026 There are moments in history when something catches fire. No marketing budget. No celebrity endorsement. No institutional power. Just truth, courage, and a handful of people who can’t keep...

February 15 — The Blessed Life

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  The Blessed Life Most people think a blessed life is a painless one. Good health. Enough money. Kids who turn out okay. Problems kept at arm’s length. But Scripture keeps messing with that definition. Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by calling people...

February 8 — What Do These Old Bible Stories Have to Do With Me?

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Have you ever read a Bible story and quietly wondered, That’s interesting… but what does it have to do with my life today? The people in the Bible wore different clothes, lived in different cultures, and faced situations that seem far removed from modern life. It can...

Lunch with the Pastor

Visiting a church can be intimidating. Lunch isn’t.

If you’ve ever thought about visiting church but weren’t quite ready, I’d like to invite you to lunch. (Or, if you prefer, coffee.)

For many people, walking into a church building for the first time raises all kinds of questions. Will I know anyone? Will I fit in? What should I wear? What if I don’t understand what’s going on?

Those are perfectly normal questions.

So let’s skip the awkward first step.

Instead of asking you to visit our church first, I’d love to simply meet you over lunch. We’ll enjoy a meal, get to know each other, and talk about whatever is on your mind. You can ask questions about the Bible, faith, God, our church, or my own story. Or we can just talk about life.

There is no sales pitch, no pressure, and no expectation that you’ll visit our church afterward. My only goal is to get to know you and be a friend.

If, after lunch, you decide you’d like to visit our church, wonderful. If not, that’s perfectly okay too.

Lunch is on me.

If you’re interested, just text me at (575) 650-4564 and say, “I’d like to have lunch.”

I’d enjoy getting to know you.