Some of the most beloved teaching from the Scripture is found in the first 12 verses of Matthew 5, which are commonly called the Beatitudes. These Kingdom proclamations, straight from the mouth of Jesus, are so powerful primarily because of the paradox contained in them. Paradox is something that seems to go against common experience or common sense. Jesus is taking the…
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CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
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In Galatians 6:16, the Apostle Paul promised, And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. It’s pretty simple to determine what the rule is that Paul is referencing. You only have to go back one verse to Galatians 6:15 to find it, For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but…
If you have tuned into Christian television channels like the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), you’ve probably heard Galatians 6:7 and 2 Corinthians 9:6 either quoted or alluded to a lot. Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap,” and 2 Corinthians 9:6…
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…
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…