Today, May 2, 2011 is the 400th anniversary of the Bible translation known as the King James Version (KJV) or the Authorized Version (AV), which was first published in 1611. Although I very rarely read or use it because of its outdated language, it has been a great gift to the church over the last four centuries. I highly regard it and…
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CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
Posts from 2011 (Page 5)
Focal Passage: Joshua 1:1-11,16-18 Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at how we can grow as leaders. Perhaps you don’t think of yourself as a leader, but undoubtedly everyone is a leader in some capacity. However, godly leadership isn’t something you’re just born with. Certainly, I was a leader in many ways before the Lord saved me, but because of the…
I pray you had an amazing Easter weekend! He’s alive! Glory to God in Christ Jesus! I don’t know about you, but I get utterly pumped up at Easter time. We strive at West Main Baptist to help Easter surpass Christmas in the hearts of our people. The Christmas season with its manger celebrating the incarnation of Jesus is undoubtedly special, but…
Over the past month or so, there has been has been quite a bit of discussion about the state and direction of the Southern Baptist Convention in Baptist newspapers and blogs. The discussion was set off by South Carolina pastor Brad Whitt, and a few weeks later I had the privilege of offering a published response in our Tennessee Baptist newspaper. Soon…
One of the questions that inevitably forms in our mind when tragedy strikes is, “Why did God allow this to happen to me?” That’s a legitimate question with multiple layers of answers, some of which we probably will never know this side of glory, but this week’s text provides us with at least one of the answers to the “why” question: God…
My 5- and 2-year-old sons love to sing children’s Bible songs. One of their favorites is “The Wise Man Built His House upon the Rock.” Although they, along with the other kids at our church, like to make a fun lyrical change and sing “The rains came down, and the BUGS came up!”, that song helps us all remember a crucial biblical…
Jesus tells us in John 16:33 that in this lifetime we will have trouble, and in the wake of trouble comes grief. Grief is a common human experience. We all know what it is because we’ve all been through it or are in it now. So, the real question is not “Will I experience grief?” Live long enough, and you surely will. …
1. Make sure your faith is only something you live out in public Go to church… at least most of the time. Make sure you agree with what you hear the preacher say, and affirm on the way home what was said especially when it has to do with your kids obeying, but let it stop there. Don’t read your Bible at home.…
I wasn’t born and raised a Southern Baptist. I was a born and raised a sinner. In 1980, I was born to my family in Bowling Green, KY. You hear of people who are “E. C. Christians,” meaning they only go to church at Easter and Christmas, but my family wasn’t even that. I guess my story is quite different from Brad…
Undoubtedly, learning is thrilling, but being tested isn’t. Throughout my years of formal education, tests were almost always stressful and very difficult. With all the studying and cramming and pressure, they were in no way fun. However, I have to wonder where I would be educationally if I had never been tested. Where would you be? I suspect that we wouldn’t be…