West Main Baptist Church http://westmainbaptist.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/why-so-many-churches-hear-so-little-of-the-bible http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/why-so-many-churches-hear-so-little-of-the-bible#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:49:43 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=690 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 [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/why-so-many-churches-hear-so-little-of-the-bible/feed 0 Mercy! http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/mercy http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/mercy#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:23:21 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=589 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 [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/mercy/feed 0 The Image of God in Man: Do We Still Bear It? http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-do-we-still-bear-it http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-do-we-still-bear-it#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:58:18 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=582 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 [...]

The Image of God in Man: Do We Still Bear It? is a post from: West Main Baptist Church

]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-do-we-still-bear-it/feed 0 The Songs of Christmas – Christ http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love-2 http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love-2#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:00:44 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=576 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 [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love-2/feed 0 Merry Christmas from WMBC Leadership http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/merry-christmas-from-wmbc-leadership http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/merry-christmas-from-wmbc-leadership#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:44:19 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=572 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.

Merry Christmas from WMBC Leadership is a post from: West Main Baptist Church

Merry Christmas from WMBC Leadership is a post from: West Main Baptist Church

]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/merry-christmas-from-wmbc-leadership/feed 0 The Songs of Christmas – Love http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:29:17 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=565 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, [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-love/feed 0 The Songs of Christmas – Joy http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-joy http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-joy#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:39 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=555 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 [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-joy/feed 0 Santa’s Elves Breaking It Down http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/santas-elves-breaking-it-down http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/santas-elves-breaking-it-down#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:07:47 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=560 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.

Santa’s Elves Breaking It Down is a post from: West Main Baptist Church

Santa’s Elves Breaking It Down is a post from: West Main Baptist Church

]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/santas-elves-breaking-it-down/feed 0 The Image of God in Man: What Is It? http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-what-is-it http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-what-is-it#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:28:45 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=531 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 [...]

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]]> http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-image-of-god-in-man-what-is-it/feed 0 The Songs of Christmas – Peace http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-peace http://westmainbaptist.com/broben/the-songs-of-christmas-peace#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:34:39 +0000 Ben http://westmainbaptist.com/?p=545 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 [...]

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