This week, we begin our season of Advent. “Advent” is from the Latin word for “coming” — translated from the Greek word parousia. Speaking of the second coming of Christ, we find parousia translated in the following passages: Matthew 24:3,27,37,39; 1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 3:13, 4:15, 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1,8; James 5:7,8; 2 Peter 3:4,12; and 1 John 2:28. Typically,…
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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In case you haven’t heard, God has a plan for your life. Have you wondered exactly what that is? Although the Bible doesn’t give us individual specifics for our lives other than His revealed will contained in the commandments, we can say one thing for sure: if you are in Christ, God’s ultimate plan for you is to transform you into the…
Does it ever seem to you like the Kingdom of God is losing ground here on the earth? Does it appear that lostness is growing and sin is increasing? Does it feel like nation after nation is openly turning against God? Indeed, the situation does look bleak from our perspective, but I pray that you and I would be people of revelation…
Biblical worship is Christ-centered. The person of Jesus Christ and God the Father’s work through Jesus Christ is to be focus of our worship because it’s only through Jesus that we have redemption. Peter preached this truth by the power of the Holy Spirit in Acts 4:8-12: Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the…
Worship is an essential part of our relationship with God. In fact, we are created, chosen, called, and commanded to worship God. Perhaps you are familiar with the Westminster Shorter Catechism. In it, the writers ask, “What is the chief end of man?” And they answer, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” In other words, humanity…
Canada Trip 2011 from Ben Simpson on Vimeo. From October 22-28, a team of nine short-term missionaries from West Main Baptist Church joined four churches from Texas to come alongside the Johnsons, who are NAMB missionaries to Saskatchewan, Canada. We pray this video will share just a glimpse of all the joy we had in serving the Lord there!
There’s a lot of talk in the church world about being “left behind.” There have been books, both fictional and nonfictional, written on the subject. Add to them the movies, the computer games, the sermons, and the articles, and you’ve got a topic that people like to think, talk, and hear about. Preachers especially love to talk about it at the invitation…
In my last post, I declared according to scriptural principle that even though nobody was saved through our evangelistic efforts last week, we were still successful in God’s eyes because we were faithful to do everything that He has called us to do. In this article, I want to answer the question: am I satisfied with no conversions last week? Let me…
Last week, West Main Baptist and the other churches in the Alexandria/Dowelltown/Liberty cluster of the Salem Baptist Association came together for an evangelistic rally. We had it in the open air grandstands of our fairground, giving it that old tent revival feel. Our expressed goal was to preach the gospel so that people would turn to Christ for salvation from the wrath…
What are the comparisons and contrasts between the Bible and its authority and general revelation and its authority? When comparing and contrasting the Bible and its authority to general revelation and its authority, it is important to understand that the Bible is in the category of special revelation. The nature of special revelation is such that it is not observable or discoverable…