On the heels of my meta-sermon (a sermon about sermons) last night, I find Al Mohler’s recent blog both intriguing and helpful. Dr. Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, and one of the nation’s leading commentators on the interaction between culture and theology. You’ll definitely want to read his blog here. May…
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
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Yesterday I had an experience that nobody likes to have. I was running my mouth on the phone while driving, which distracted me enough to not realize how fast I was going. We’ve all been there, right? To my great shame, I was doing about 18mph over the speed limit—63mph in a 45mph zone. And you’ve probably already guessed how I know…
So, God created us in His image, which points to how we are like God, but as the Bible makes clear, man sinned against God in the garden (Genesis 3). The question that logically follows is: how did the Fall affect the image of God? As we begin to consider this question, three positions on this subject can be maintained—either the image…
This week we conclude the season of Advent by focusing on Christ. Our 2009 Advent theme has been “The Songs of Christmas,” and each week we’ve been looking at a song from the gospel of Luke surrounding the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Our final song this week comes from Luke 3:4-6. Luke takes this prophetic psalm which was delivered originally…
There are lots of ways to say, “Merry Christmas!” We thought we’d do it this way: Merry Christmas from WMBC Leadership from Ben Simpson on Vimeo.
This week we continue the season of Advent by focusing on love. Our 2009 Advent theme is “The Songs of Christmas,” and each week we’ll be looking at a song from the gospel of Luke surrounding the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Our song this week comes from Luke 2:29-32. This is Simeon’s song, which he sang the day he held…
This week we continue the season of Advent by focusing on joy. Our 2009 Advent theme is “The Songs of Christmas,” and each week we’ll be looking at a song from the gospel of Luke surrounding the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Our song this week comes from Luke 2:13-14. This is the song the angels sang when they told the shepherds of the…
Who says elves don’t know how to have a good time? Check out my dad and mom and my two boys bust a move to Jingle Bells! Pappaw, Granna, Zach, & Eli Breakdancing from Ben Simpson on Vimeo.
Do you think much about the fact that every human being is made in the image of God? Today begins a series on the image of God in mankind. The Bible is clear that this truth is so: 26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea…
This week we continue the season of Advent by focusing on peace. Our 2009 Advent theme is “The Songs of Christmas,” and each week we’ll be looking at a song from the gospel of Luke surrounding the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Our song this week comes from Luke 1:67-79. This is Zacharias’song, the father of John the Baptist: 67 And…