West Main Baptist Church

Wednesday Is for Worship: “Behold Our God”

Ben — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:59 +0000

As many of you know, I've been a worship leader in some capacity since 1999. I'm passionate about music, especially music that magnifies the Lord! Today I want to introduce a new weekly series that I pray will be beneficial to you. I'm calling the series "Wednesday Is for Worship," and each week I'll post a worship song to God. I pray you'll use it to first sing praise to our great God and then to introduce it to others, hopefully even your congregation. Some of the songs will be new. Some will be old. But, all of them will extol the name and glories of God. Our inaugural song is one that's been on my heart for over a month now...

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Apology Accepted!

Ben — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:54 +0000

As a sinner interacting with sinners in a sinful world, there is going to be ample opportunity to apologize for something. Preferably, giving and receiving apologies will be few a far between, but most likely, it’ll be more often than we would like. The problem is that often our apologies are not apologies at all or are just lip-service, sort of like Larry the Cable Guy’s famous, “Lord, I apologize, and be with the starving Pygmies down there in New Guinea.” If we are going to honor God and actually work toward peace and reconciliation with those we offended or offended us, we’d better learn to apologize well...

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The Danger of Airing Negative Church Situations at Home with Our Children: An Interview with Pastor Bill Houpt

Ben — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:28:53 +0000

I have been in pastoral ministry now for a decade. As any leader in the church knows—whether they are a pastor, elder, deacon, chairman, director, or a regular lay volunteer—disappointment, frustration, controversy, disagreement, arguments, and a whole other litany of negative situations are part of what every leader has to deal with. We are sinners [...]

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They Will Know You By Your Fruit: Biblical Definitions of the Fruit of the Spirit

Ben — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:46:32 +0000

I’m pretty excited about my new acquisition as of last Friday! It’s not a new truck or guitar. It’s not a new gadget or a pet. It’s two big, mature blueberry bushes already loaded with fruit! Oh, you’re not impressed? Well, you probably don’t have a wife like I do who craves fresh fruit or [...]

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When a Foot Resigns

Ben — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:11:17 +0000

Imagine with me for a moment, your foot throwing a fit and refusing to help the body walk. Perhaps it had rather be a hand or do nothing at all. Try as the body might to get the foot to work along with the body as it has been designed to do, it will not cooperate. Eventually, the disgruntled foot detaches itself and slinks away, dragging itself forward by its toes. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? But, we see similar scenarios play out in churches all the time...

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The Eternal Destiny of Little Ones Who Die Before Trusting Christ

Ben — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:08:22 +0000

A good friend recently wrote me with a serious question: Where does it say in the Bible that younger children are safe from Hell up to a certain age? She, of course, is talking about the doctrine that many call “the age of accountability,” and because she’d never actually read anything about it in the Scripture herself, she was wondering if this teaching is actually in the Bible or just something she’d been told. With a few updates, here is the basic answer I gave her, which I thought would be helpful for others as well.

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Lies the Devil Spreads About Sex Outside of Marriage

Ben — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:24:29 +0000

Sex is a very powerful reality. It goes to the very core of what it means to be created male and female in the image of God. Indeed, it is an awesome gift from God, created to be enjoyed as He has prescribed. Given sex’s power, it’s a prime target for the devil to aim [...]

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How to Pray for Revival, Pt 2

Ben — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Today, we continue with the final six prayer points leading to revival. See the first six here. 7. Recognize God’s uniqueness Isaiah declared to God, For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who [...]

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How to Pray for Revival, Pt 1

Ben — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:33:34 +0000

As you look at your own heart, are you in need of a revival? Your local congregation? The larger church universal? Is there a great need for revival in our midst? Here’s what I mean by revival. Stephen Olford says, “Revival is an invasion from heaven that brings a conscious awareness of God.” Vance Havner [...]

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Fight, Flight, or Get Right

Ben — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:37 +0000

One of the shows that I’ve really loved over the years is Wild America with Marty Stouffer. I love the beauty and the drama that is highlighted in basically my own back yard. One of my favorite scenes is captured below. Watch it as an illustration of what I’m about to say, and then read [...]

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