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  • Monday Over Coffee: Restless Soul Syndrome

    Posted January 18, 2021 at 8:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Reflections on Advent: Sanctuary

    Posted January 5, 2021 at 5:34pm by South Main Baptist Church

    REFLECTIONS ON ADVENT: SANCTUARY

    Advent Wreaths, a Virtual Carol Sing, a Mini-Journey to the Baby, the

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  • Monday Over Coffee: Windfall

    Posted January 4, 2021 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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    Windfall

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  • End of Year Need $103,234

    Posted December 31, 2020 at 1:00pm by Steve Wells

    $103,234 If you are going to give online today and want to take a deduction for that gift on your 2020 taxes, please give using smbc.org/giving.

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  • End of Year Need: $122,618

    Posted December 30, 2020 at 2:00pm by Steve Wells

    $122,618

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  • End of Year Need: $362,530

    Posted December 29, 2020 at 7:00am by Steve Wells

    $362,530 Let’s start here — thank you.  Really. Between the time you read this and the close of books on December 31, we need to give $362,530 in order to give what we spent in 2020. That is a little more than $120,000 per day. And, I believe we will do it.

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Friday, December 25, 2020

    Posted December 25, 2020 at 11:55am by South Main Baptist Church

    A Sanctuary With Wings

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Thursday, December 24, 2020

    Posted December 24, 2020 at 12:32pm by Mark Gribble

    My Spiritual Escape of Sanctuary: Memories

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

    Posted December 22, 2020 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    A Recipe for Sanctuary

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  • End of Year Need: $453,127

    Posted December 22, 2020 at 7:00am by Steve Wells

    For years I've loved to loath the New England Patriots. How many times was Tom Brady down by two or more touchdowns with less than two minutes to play only to lead his team to victory?

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  • A MESSAGE FROM MINISTRY PARTNER OPERACION SAN ANDRES

    Posted December 21, 2020 at 1:00pm by Janice C Anderson

    Without doubt, 2020 has been a year of pivotal change for people and organizations around the world. Earlier this year an OSA Team began a long-awaited project to rebuild and update our website, and we are pleased to announce: it is ready!

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  • Monday over Coffee: Witness to Hope

    Posted December 21, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Saturday, December 19, 2020

    Posted December 19, 2020 at 12:00pm by Emily Gwaltney

    Reflection on Psalm 16

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Thursday, December 17, 2020

    Posted December 17, 2020 at 12:00pm by Doug Durand

     Finding Sanctuary in 2020
    By Doug Durand

  • End of Year Need: $641,643

    Posted December 15, 2020 at 2:00pm by Steve Wells

    Take a minute to think back over the past year. Don’t think about what you’ve lost or what was frustratingly different. Think about the ways the church was with you in these strange days. Did you connect on Zoom with your Sunday School? Were you able to be “in” worship from home? Or while you were away from Houston? Were your children or grandchildren blessed by a video of Little Church?

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

    Posted December 15, 2020 at 11:55am by Jennifer Gribble

    Sanctuary from a Child’s PerspectiveBy Charlie Funderburk

  • Monday over Coffee: Space for Peace

    Posted December 14, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Saturday, December 12, 2020

    Posted December 12, 2020 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Christmas Quilt

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Thursday, December 10, 2020

    Posted December 10, 2020 at 11:29am by Stephen Perry

    Childbirth in Sanctuary

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  • SOUTH MAIN SOCKS: ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT NOW!

    Posted December 10, 2020 at 11:01am by Jennifer Gribble

    FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY, ORDER BY SATURDAY AT NOON

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Tuesday, December 8, 2020

    Posted December 8, 2020 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    ADVENT DEVOTION 

    Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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  • End of Year Need: $732,418

    Posted December 8, 2020 at 7:00am by Steve Wells

    It was Christmas Eve, 2004. The Sanctuary was filled with the sounds of the season — Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth and carols gladly reminding us of Christmas joy. We were bathed in the warm light of candles.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Souvenir

    Posted December 7, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Saturday, December 5, 2020

    Posted December 5, 2020 at 11:55am by South Main Baptist Church

    ADVENT DEVOTION 

    Saturday, December 5, 2020 

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Thursday, December 3, 2020

    Posted December 3, 2020 at 12:00pm by Nathan Moeller

    ADVENT DEVOTION 

    Thursday, December 3, 2020

    The Family of God for Me in this Place

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  • ADVENT DEVOTION: Tuesday, December 1, 2020

    Posted December 1, 2020 at 12:00pm by Kathryn Oliver

    ADVENT DEVOTION Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Finding Sanctuary Through Music By Kathryn Oliver

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  • End of Year Need: $900,642

    Posted December 1, 2020 at 9:39am by Steve Wells

    What an utterly strange year this has been. The Oxford English Dictionary reported that use of the word “pandemic” increased 57,000% in 2020. That storied publication also added to its lexicon some new words, including “blursday” (the sense that all the days are the same and blur into one another) and “covidiots” (self-explanatory).

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  • Monday over Coffee: Runway

    Posted November 30, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • Monday over Coffee: Float

    Posted November 23, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

  • Cooking with Mary: Thanksgiving recipes and more!

    Posted November 20, 2020 at 11:08am by Mary Corban

    Need new ideas for the holidays? Mary Corban and South Main panelists Mark Gribble, Claire Hein-Blanton, J Hill, and Henry Williams virtually shared cooking tips, recipes, and laughter in preparation for Thanksgiving. 

    Watch the video here.

    Here are the recipes discussed:

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  • Monday over Coffee: Weltschmerz & Hoffnung

    Posted November 16, 2020 at 7:03am by Greg Funderburk

    Need some Words of Encouragement? Weltschmerz & Hoffnung When my ancestors came to America in the 1800s, their impressive and regal-sounding name, ‘Vonderburg,’ was somehow changed to the somewhat unwieldy ‘Funderburk.’ At family reunions as a kid, in the midst of seeing cousins and playing basketball and dominoes, I’d peruse a book on display about our family’s heritage.

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  • Family Ministry Team Update: November 8, 2020

    Posted November 11, 2020 at 6:55am by Dolores Rader

    In June of 2018, we welcomed Brandyn Adney as the inaugural member of the newly formed Youth Ministry residency program at South Main. The program was set up to provide practical, hands-on work, mentoring, and development opportunities in the first two years. Then in the third year, the focus turns to clarifying a call and transition into full-time ministry for the resident.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Durability

    Posted November 9, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement? Durability The first significant purchase I ever made with my own money was the baseball glove I'm holding right now. I was thirteen. It’s a Rawlings. Basket web. Wing tip. Heart of the Hide. American-made. Brooks Robinson model.

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  • Monday over Coffee: We are Not Made of Sugar Candy

    Posted November 2, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Fall 2020 Virtual Business Meeting Debrief

    Posted October 27, 2020 at 6:01pm by South Main Baptist Church

    We held our church's Quarterly Business Meeting via Zoom on Sunday, October 25 and in addition to voting to put in place our slate of committee members and church officers for 2021, we received updates from the Re-opening Task Force and the Finance Committee, as well as from our pastoral team regarding our small groups  and the church in general.

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  • MAIN/STREAM: ARTS ROUNDTABLE–QUILTING, THE ART OF FRAMING LIFE

    Posted October 27, 2020 at 2:41pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Main/Stream brings us a look into the art of quilting, as a panelist of South Main quilters walks us through their inspiration and the work that goes in to quilting.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Contenders

    Posted October 26, 2020 at 7:02am by Greg Funderburk

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  • Monday over Coffee: Joy, a Kind of Strength

    Posted October 19, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • An interview with Bob Fowler from the Baptist Standard

    Posted October 16, 2020 at 1:39pm by Jennifer Gribble

    From deep in the heart of one Texan, Bob Fowler shares his background and thoughts on being a follower of Christ in the marketplace. Read his article in the Baptist Standard here.

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  • Monday over Coffee: First Things

    Posted October 12, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • What did Worship Space Mean to Me?

    Posted October 5, 2020 at 2:05pm by Charis Smith

    I came because the opportunity was offered. Supposedly the crucifixion window caught the last rays of daylight, so 6:00 PM seemed a good time. I found a row all my own and settled in with my journal, in case I needed to write, and my Bible, after all I was coming to church. Two deep breaths. I focused on a thankful list as the appropriate start to 45 minutes of private worship.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Slant

    Posted October 5, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update: September 27, 2020

    Posted September 29, 2020 at 2:43pm by Jennifer Gribble

    The COVID-19 Advisory Task Force is pleased to recommend that South Main moves to Reopening Phase Four on Sunday, October 11, which includes the resumption of in-person worship.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Taking the 'L'

    Posted September 28, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • South Main's Family Ministry Responds to Missions Needs

    Posted September 22, 2020 at 6:28pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Though our campus has been closed, nothing evidences the continued ongoing nature of the work of our church like our August and September Family Ministry’s effort we called, Curbside Service.

  • Monday over Coffee: Missing Nothing

    Posted September 21, 2020 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • Monday over Coffee: Small Potatoes & Zinnias

    Posted September 14, 2020 at 8:09am by Jennifer Gribble

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update: September 11, 2020: Moving to Phase 3 of Reopening Plan

    Posted September 11, 2020 at 4:57pm by Jennifer Gribble

    The COVID-19 Advisory Task Force continues our work, and we are happy to announce that on Sunday, September 20, SMBC will move to Phase 3 of our reopening plan. Phase 3 expands the maximum attendee numbers for gatherings. For adult groups and Tribe/Youth, this means gatherings of 50 or fewer outdoors, and 25 or fewer indoors, with all participants wearing masks and socially distanced.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Raising our Hands

    Posted August 31, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • What ways have you found to serve others in your community?

    Posted August 24, 2020 at 1:33pm by Phyllis Waggoner

    What ways have you found to serve others in your community? By Phyllis Waggoner: We moved to NC in January and visited a few churches, but never joined one before the pandemic hit everyone. We live around the corner from our daughter and her family, but they are the only people we know in Charlotte...because of the pandemic, we’ve not met any of our neighbors. I’m not sure our daughter and her husband knew they were going to become our new BFFs, but because of the way things have been the past 6 months, it’s sort of turned out that way.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Holding our Ground

    Posted August 24, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Take a Bow

    Posted August 17, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Louder sing, for every tatter...

    Posted August 10, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

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    Louder sing, for every tatter...

     

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  • COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update: August 6, 2020

    Posted August 6, 2020 at 10:47pm by Jennifer Gribble

    COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update: August 6, 2020 Being together safely as a church is our goal, and while we need to remain agile as conditions continue to develop in our community, we are happy to announce that on August 12, SMBC will move to Phase 2 of our reopening plan.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Number 8, Today.

    Posted August 3, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: God in Living Color.

    Posted July 27, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Harpooners

    Posted July 20, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?


    Harpooners

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  • COVID-19 ADVISORY TASK FORCE UPDATE: JULY 14, 2020

    Posted July 14, 2020 at 7:15pm by Jennifer Gribble

    The South Main COVID-19 Advisory Task Force continues to discuss plans and protocols for our eventual return to in-person gatherings. Unfortunately, as you know, the COVID-19 situation in the Houston region has continued to deteriorate since the Task Force’s June 27 update.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Story

    Posted July 13, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Now

    Posted July 6, 2020 at 6:01am by Greg Funderburk

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  • Why I Wear a Mask

    Posted June 30, 2020 at 11:30am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Tim Madison Wearing a mask all these weeks has made me the recipient of not a few suspicious glances, even some unsympathetic laughter. But that's okay. I know why I wear a mask. It is not based on legal obligation or political affiliation. It is because I don't enjoy the luxury of denial. My profession is hospital Chaplaincy and I serve one of the health systems that towers above the Houston horizon.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Endurance

    Posted June 29, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Bloom Where You Are Planted

    Posted June 23, 2020 at 10:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Jeremiah 29:7

  • Monday over Coffee: Comfort. Wonder. Sunlight. Family.

    Posted June 22, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

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    Comfort. Wonder. Sunlight. Family.

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  • Faith and Financial Uncertainty in the Home

    Posted June 16, 2020 at 10:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    It’s been remarkable to see how interconnected the world has become as the COVID-19 crisis took hold. A tiny virus has made its way around the world in just a few months on the breath of people. Interdependencies in the world economy have come to light from the collective response to the tiny virus. The usual supply/demand balances have been radically altered worldwide.

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  • Pondering the Pandemic

    Posted June 15, 2020 at 7:00am by Susan Young

    By Susan Torn Young

    The Covid-19 pandemic has been easy on me. I have a husband, a family, grandchildren I don’t have to home school, I have friends, I have facetime. But most of all, I have real time. Time to reflect, time to catch up on business things and legal things, and time to do projects that I would have never done.

  • Monday over Coffee: Pilot

    Posted June 15, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Being “the Family of God for You in this Place”

    Posted June 12, 2020 at 2:54pm by Mel Musgrove

    I’ve been watching my mother for years. I’ve watched her love on her mother, love on our family, and most recently, I have watched her love on our church family. A few Sundays ago, in the church parking lot, I got to watch that love put to action with the Lane family.

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  • Steve Wells’ Homily at George Floyd’s Memorial Service

    Posted June 11, 2020 at 12:17pm by Steve Wells

    Pastor Remus Wright and Co-Pastor Mia Wright, family: I am humbled to be asked to be here today.

    The Apostle John, whom Jesus called the “beloved Apostle,” wrote in his first epistle:

  • Healthy Relationships

    Posted June 9, 2020 at 10:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Over the past several months, as our family has hunkered down and socially distanced, like every other family, we found ourselves faced with more together time than we’ve ever had.

  • Monday over Coffee: Scout

    Posted June 8, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Missing the Farm

    Posted June 5, 2020 at 10:50am by South Main Baptist Church

    Spending time with loved ones is an important family value in our house. For us, that looks like game nights or dinners with friends on the weekends, spending Sundays and Wednesday nights at SMBC, or soaking up beautiful days with the family at our farm in Brenham.

  • You are Not Alone

    Posted June 3, 2020 at 10:10pm by Matt Walton

    This has been an especially tumultuous week in our country. The murder of George Floyd again exposed the glaring injustices experienced by our neighbors and brothers and sisters in Christ of color throughout our nation’s history. If you and your Sunday School Communities found yourselves hurting, angry, exasperated, or unsure of what to do, you are not alone.

  • Masks for All Update

    Posted June 2, 2020 at 9:03pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Back in April, South Main received a request from Houston Responds asking area churches to provide masks to underserved and under-resourced communities. The goal was a thousand churches each producing a thousand masks. We knew that time was critical, so we got to work right away.

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  • Forgiving Myself

    Posted June 2, 2020 at 10:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    When the quarantine began, I made a list of everything I wanted to accomplish with my extra time at home. In addition to basic daily duties of cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc., I wanted to address my own list of “honey do” tasks that had gone untouched for months. You know that list, right?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Well-being & Our Collective Soul

    Posted June 1, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • How Do We Live Out Faith in these Uncertain Times?

    Posted May 29, 2020 at 10:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    First, what is faith? The textbook definition of faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing. In our case, our person is God. We can show our faith by trusting in God and not giving up. For example, let’s look at Joseph in the Bible. Joseph had a great life. He was a favorite son and his family was wealthy.

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  • Faith vs. Fear

    Posted May 26, 2020 at 7:29pm by South Main Baptist Church

    The 23rd Psalm is one of our most familiar scriptures. But there’s a line in that passage which had me confused for a long time. It says, “…though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” What does that even mean? How can you NOT fear evil? Evil is mean and hateful and ugly and painful!

  • Monday over Coffee: Grace. Love. And More Grace.

    Posted May 25, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Jesus, Tender Shepherd Hear Me…

    Posted May 22, 2020 at 6:40pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Kim and I live here in Houston and only about 15 minutes from our daughter, Heidi Slay and her husband, David (first responder – Firefighter), and three children, Brodie, 10, Dillon, 6 (almost 7) and Finley, 5. We also have family on the east coast that we miss very much as well. Who knows when we’ll be getting with them any time in the near future.*

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  • When Not to Worry

    Posted May 19, 2020 at 11:41am by South Main Baptist Church

    I’ve always been a worrier. My parents worried something bad might happen to me every time I left the house. I worried they might be right. I worried what my peers and others thought about me. Did I say or do the wrong thing? Looking back, I spent a lot of my youth worrying. As an adult, I’ve channeled worrying into a desire to be prepared for any possibility.

  • Monday over Coffee: Equanimity

    Posted May 18, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need a Word of Encouragement?

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  • Living our Faith During Difficult Days

    Posted May 15, 2020 at 11:32am by South Main Baptist Church

     “Blessed are the Pure in Heart, for they will see God” – Matthew 5:5 Like a lot of you, since the stay-at-home order was given, we haven’t seen as much of our kids and grandkids.

  • Parenting in a Pandemic

    Posted May 12, 2020 at 10:00am by Claire Hein Blanton

    I have turned my alarm clock off. The sun starts to come in through the bedroom window and I wake up, haphazardly looking at my watch to see if it’s actually time to start the day. For a second I try to remember what day it is.

  • Monday over Coffee: Beauty. Awareness. Momentum.

    Posted May 11, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?


    Beauty. Awareness. Momentum.

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  • Mustard Seed

    Posted May 8, 2020 at 12:52pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Mustard Seed

    …I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain, “move from here to there” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. – Matthew 17:20

  • The Blessing of Living in the Present

    Posted May 6, 2020 at 9:14am by South Main Baptist Church

    Something that has been a great help to me during this strange season is a “mindful pause.” If I take a moment to notice my present state, I find I am quite often a bit tense and stressed. Of course this makes sense given our current situation. But what I also notice is if I take a deep breath, my shoulders relax. I scan my body internally for other signs of tension.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Zoom Out. Wake Up. Walk On.

    Posted May 4, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Redeeming Time

    Posted May 1, 2020 at 10:01am by South Main Baptist Church

    “Don’t forget my birthday tomorrow, miss!” a sweet student shouted as I walked down the hall back to my room. I replied, “No way. See you tomorrow!” Two hours after that short, now bittersweet encounter, the news broke about school closure. Soon after, the decision to close school until April 13 was announced. Now, we are here: school closed for the rest of the year.

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  • God's Action Within Us

    Posted April 28, 2020 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    “Then, the word of the LORD came to Elijah” – I Kings 17:2

    “Go, sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything.” – Abba Moses

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  • Monday over Coffee: Music. Meaning. Friendship.

    Posted April 27, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Walking in Grief

    Posted April 24, 2020 at 11:35am by Kristy Wade Carroll

    Three days after Jesus was crucified, two disciples are walking the road to Emmaus. Why? I think perhaps they’re walking because it’s the only thing they know to do. I think they’re heading for the familiar – going home. They’re disciples of Jesus. They’ve followed Him, worked with Him, witnessed the miracles He has performed, and learned from Him.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Let it be said of them, they bore it well.

    Posted April 20, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

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  • Monday over Coffee: Peace. Pace. Limits.

    Posted April 13, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 10: By Michael Shirl

    Posted April 10, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Michael Shirl

    "Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land." Matthew 27:45
    "I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day." Amos 8:10

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 9: By Angel Parades

    Posted April 9, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    My Forgiving Heart

    By Angel Parades

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 8: By Andrea Hoxie

    Posted April 8, 2020 at 6:00am by Andrea Hoxie

    I will greet this day with love in my heart. So begins the scroll marked two from Og Mandino's best selling work The Greatest Salesman in the World. It is my favorite scroll of the 10 because it reminds me of what is important. I was originally introduced to this little book 20 years ago when I first dipped my toe in the world of insurance.

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 7: By Phil Wedemeyer

    Posted April 7, 2020 at 6:00am by Phil Wedemeyer

    Why forgive - what's in it for me?

    I was taught as a child to "...pray for them that persecute you" (Matthew 5:44) and to "...forgive seventy times seven." (Matthew 18:21-22) but it did not seem to be a very practical way to live. I had to learn the power of these principles as an adult through painful personal experience.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Events, Dear Boy, Events.

    Posted April 6, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

    Holy Week Prayer 

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 6: By Larry Carroll

    Posted April 6, 2020 at 6:00am by Larry Carroll

    The fall through spring of 2001-2002 turned out to be a time in my life that tested my faith to the fullest. My 86-year-old mother had been living in a retirement facility, but was having trouble with mobility. We went through the trauma of moving her into an assisted care facility in early September. Shortly thereafter my wife, Lecia, was scheduled for abdominal surgery.

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 3: By Martha Doolittle

    Posted April 3, 2020 at 6:00am by Martha Doolittle

    Sticks and Stones...

    Acid words rend my face,
             my ears deaf with pain,
                     my blue eyes burned beyond recognition.
    I am not.

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 2: By Tate Shannon

    Posted April 2, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    When I read my Bible, I end up asking a lot of questions: "What does that mean?" "What's the context?" "How does this apply to me?" or even, "That didn't make sense; what’d he just say?" Sometimes things feel ambiguous or just a little too abnormal to be applicable to my life. Even so, there’s at least one thing where there’s no ambiguity.

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  • Lenten Devotional, April 1: By Mark Gribble

    Posted April 1, 2020 at 6:00am by Mark Gribble

    I forgive you; three little words with such power and yet sometimes they feel hollow. I can’t count the number of times, in the aftermath of a disagreement, hearing these words signals the end of the argument. Yet, I long for an instant healing that we all know isn’t coming. The hurt is still there, and it lingers. 

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 31: By Angela Spoede

    Posted March 31, 2020 at 6:00am by Angela Spoede

    In a sermon to His followers, Jesus instructed, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37, NIV). This makes forgiveness seem transactional somehow. We “buy” forgiveness for ourselves and our sins by forgiving others. It could leave the impression that we must attain some master-level ability to forgive if we wish to receive forgiveness.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Resolute. Intrepid. Onward.

    Posted March 30, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?

     

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 30: By Anne Tulek

    Posted March 30, 2020 at 6:00am by Anne Tulek

    Are you a list-maker? I am. I work on lists daily. Long term goals. Short term goals. Daily and weekly to-do’s. Pro/Con lists. Cost/Benefit lists. Lists of calls to return. Things I’m grateful for. Books I want to read. Notes I need to write. It’s quite a list of lists.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 27: By Steve Rader

    Posted March 27, 2020 at 6:00am by Steven Rader

    As I contemplate Lent this year, one thought comes to mind. Perception is everything! How we perceive the world around us, how we perceive others' actions, and especially how we perceive ourselves can make all of the difference.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 26: By Angela Holder

    Posted March 26, 2020 at 6:00am by Angela Holder

    Unforgivable?

    Excerpt from White Nights by Angela Holder writing as Elana Brooks

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 25: By Angela Bell

    Posted March 25, 2020 at 6:00am by Angela Bell

    In the past six months, I’ve said goodbye to three close friends. All of them lived in a different state than me. I hadn’t talked to any of them in the weeks or months before they passed, but at one time in my life, I would have called each of them either my best friend or one of my very closest.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 24: By Lauren Raimer-Goodman

    Posted March 24, 2020 at 6:00am by Lauren Raimer-Goodman

    Then I let it all out;
    I said, "I'll make a clean breast of my failures to God."
    Suddenly the pressure was gone—
    my guilt dissolved,
    my sin disappeared.
    Psalm 32:5, The Message

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 23: By Larissa Fletcher

    Posted March 23, 2020 at 6:53am by Larissa Fletcher

    I lost my husband to cancer in 2016. I heard words like how “brave” I was and how “proud” people were of me…I felt the exact opposite. I felt like a fraud. The months leading up to his diagnosis were some of the toughest in our marriage. He stopped helping me out around the house and stopped helping with our infant – which made me resentful and angry. We argued daily.

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  • Monday over Coffee: Prudence & Patience. Mercy & Grace. Fortitude & Love

    Posted March 23, 2020 at 6:00am by Greg Funderburk

    Need Some Words of Encouragement?
    Prudence & Patience.
    Mercy & Grace.
    Fortitude & Love


    As we forge ahead into this unusual season, I've been thinking about the power of words to elevate and encourage us.
    Perhaps say them aloud. Just the sound of these words have some real "lift" to them:

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 20: By Jan Barkley

    Posted March 20, 2020 at 6:00am by Jan Barkley

    By Jan Barkley

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 19: By David Corban

    Posted March 19, 2020 at 6:00am by David Corban

    By David Corban

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 18: By Charis Smith

    Posted March 18, 2020 at 6:00am by Charis Smith

    Forgiveness, whether given or received, is always personal. It also is always a story. Here’s mine. 

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  • What our Rice University Students are Doing in Response to COVID-19

    Posted March 17, 2020 at 3:56pm by SHELLY SHANNON

    By Tate Shannon, South Main member

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 17: By Glen Dickey

    Posted March 17, 2020 at 6:00am by Glen Dickey

    When I think of forgiveness I think of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. I could not imagine what it would have been like to live under the old law if Jesus never came! It would seem that what you did or thought would be a sin and would necessarily require reconciliation and sacrifice. I am very grateful not to have to live like that.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 16: By Diane Dillard

    Posted March 16, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Diane Dillard

    Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. –Ephesians 4:31-32 

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 13: By Caroline Mays

    Posted March 13, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Caroline Mays 

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  • South Main's response to COVID-19: March 12, 2020

    Posted March 12, 2020 at 12:51pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Dear South Mainers—
    Grace and Peace to you.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 12: By Audrey McKim

    Posted March 12, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. –Ephesians 4:32

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 11: By Ann Sullivan

    Posted March 11, 2020 at 6:00am by Ann Sullivan

    As I considered the theme of forgiveness for South Main’s Lenten devotionals, I immediately connected the concept of forgiveness with First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung.  I wondered how Loung and her siblings could ever forgive the Khmer Rouge soldiers who were responsible for the deaths of four Ung family members.

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 10: By Claire Frazier

    Posted March 10, 2020 at 6:00am by Claire Frazier

    ...And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. –Matthew 6:12

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 9: By Pat Hardesty

    Posted March 9, 2020 at 6:00am by Pat Hardesty

    “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” -- Mark 9:24

    It used to seem pretty easy to follow Jesus’ words on forgiveness and judging others:

  • Lenten Devotional, March 6: By Emily Gwaltney

    Posted March 6, 2020 at 6:00am by Emily Gwaltney

    Most people in the church know that when they have been wronged, the right thing to do is forgive that person. But we could benefit from intentional reflection on this act that is the basis for God's relationship with each of us. What does it mean to forgive? To forgive is to give up the desire to punish.

  • Lenten Devotional, March 5: By Chandler Vaughn

    Posted March 5, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Chandler Vaughn

    The Lenten Season invites those of us on this particular walk of faith - on this journey of seeking to comprehend the Christ - to contemplate deeply upon the meaning of His sacrifice and the mysteries of the intersection of divinity into human history.

  • Lenten Devotional, March 4: By Doug Durand

    Posted March 4, 2020 at 6:00am by Doug Durand

    By Doug Durand

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  • Lenten Devotional, March 3: By Stephen Fox

    Posted March 3, 2020 at 6:00am by Stephen Fox

    “The LORD said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.’ So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley.” -- Hosea 3:1-2

  • Lenten Devotional, March 2: By Toni Richerson

    Posted March 2, 2020 at 6:00am by Toni Richerson

    As children, my brother and I had different jobs we were to do separately and sometimes together. The jobs or chores ranged from simple to more involved as we got older and changed from being focused on Saturday to whenever we were needed to help out.

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  • Lenten Devotional, February 28: By Seth Humble

    Posted February 28, 2020 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Seth Humble

    Forgiveness.

    What an absolute mess.

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  • Lenten Devotional, February 27: By Janice Anderson

    Posted February 27, 2020 at 6:00am by Janice C Anderson

    What Shall I Give…Up

    I grew up Presbyterian and only knew about Lent through my Catholic friends and neighbors. What I remember is they talked about what they were ‘giving up’ for Lent. That usually involved meat, candy, soda pop, or some other simple pleasure.

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  • Lenten Devotional, February 26: By Erin Luce

    Posted February 26, 2020 at 6:00am by Erin Luce

    “Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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  • I Can Do My Part

    Posted February 17, 2020 at 5:51pm by Jonathan Moore

    By Jonathan Moore, South Main Member

    Beginning a regimen of giving can be a difficult thing. 10% seems like an awful lot of income to lose right off the top, and sometimes it can be hard to see the tangible results of your gifts. At the most recent business meeting, however, two statements led me to begin my own monthly auto-draft donation to South Main Baptist Church.

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  • Strength for Today & Bright Hope for Tomorrow…Reasons Not to Give

    Posted February 13, 2020 at 3:41pm by Greg Funderburk

    There are lots of reasons not to turn in a commitment card to the church on PLEDGE SUNDAY, February 16. Let’s look at some of them:

    Reason Number 1:

    I MAY GIVE A LITTLE FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT I DON’T FILL OUT A COMMITMENT CARD BECAUSE THE NUMBER I WOULD PUT IN WOULD BE SMALL. SUCH A SMALL GIFT DOESN’T REALLY DO ANYTHING, RIGHT?

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  • The Ethics of Giving: The Invisible Benefits of an Institution

    Posted February 10, 2020 at 11:24pm by Greg Funderburk

    By Greg Funderburk, Minister for Pastoral Care

    All over the world there are good people who don’t give generously to their local places of worship. It’s a common word for people of good will to say that they want their energies and their resources to go to the truly needy, not a big organization which requires a myriad of administration and property costs.

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  • The Ethics of Giving: The Psychology of Automation— Defaults Matter!

    Posted February 6, 2020 at 4:48pm by Greg Funderburk

    By Greg Funderburk, Minister for Pastoral Care

    You probably make dozens of money decisions everyday: Should I save more? Pay off debts? What about these expenses for the kids?  How should I invest? Have I paid the bills on time?

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  • The Ethics of Giving: Generosity— The Virtue of Giving, Not Taking

    Posted February 3, 2020 at 3:52pm by Greg Funderburk

    By Greg Funderburk, Minister of Pastoral Care

    Greek philosophers like Aristotle wrote of the idea of a virtuous life, using the word, Eudaimonia, translated as living well or flourishing. Living a virtuous life, Aristotle argued, led to flourishing in human beings.

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  • Advent Devotional December 25: Written by Matt Walton in 2019

    Posted December 25, 2019 at 6:00am by Matt Walton

    Sometimes we need to look back in order to see clearly. We need to remember. When we remember, we perceive our present circumstances with a redeemed clarity.  The hymn, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” reminds us that the God who has helped in the past is the hope of all our years to come. The Psalms are replete with songs that urged God’s people to look back and remember.

  • Advent Devotional December 24: Written by Isaiah Zamarripa in 1999

    Posted December 24, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    After his conversion, Paul became a good example of having the more abundant life. One of his experiences portrays this beautifully. While shackled in the dark depths of a Roman dungeon, he prayed, he sang, and he was delivered. As a result, the jailer and his family accepted Jesus Christ. Then he washed Paul and Silas’s wounds and set a meal before them. 

  • Advent Devotional December 23: Written by Jeanette Heard in 1988

    Posted December 23, 2019 at 6:29am by South Main Baptist Church

    One of the great joys of Christmas when working in the SMILE program is seeing the blessed season every year as if it were for the first time through the eyes of some young Japanese women who have never before heard the glorious story. 

  • Advent Devotional December 22: Written by Carl Wilks in 1992

    Posted December 22, 2019 at 6:01am by South Main Baptist Church

    Romans 5:1-5

  • Advent Devotional December 21: Written by Mary Lucille Jackson Rogers in 1992

    Posted December 21, 2019 at 6:49am by South Main Baptist Church

    The busy, hurried days before Christmas are over. The shopping has been done and the packages wrapped. The Christmas tree has been decorated. Around the house there are symbols of Christmas, ornaments, and decorations. The Christmas baking has been done. Pre-Christmas parties have been attended and given. The choirs have sung inspiring Christmas music.

  • Advent Devotional December 20: Written by John Unger in 1995

    Posted December 20, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    2 Corinthians 1:3-4

    Christmas of 1991 lives in my memory as a world pulled asunder. We were in the first crushing weeks following the December 1 accidental death of our 17-year-old son, David. With a sharpness that I thought was gone, David’s death had brought back the memory of our daughter, Cathy, who died two days after Christmas many years before. 

  • Advent Devotional December 19: Written by Dorothy Daniels in 1996

    Posted December 19, 2019 at 6:11am by South Main Baptist Church

    Luke 2:11

  • Advent Devotional December 18: Written by Charles Lively in 1996

    Posted December 18, 2019 at 5:57am by South Main Baptist Church

    Psalm 46:10

  • Advent Devotional December 17: Written by Betty Phelps in 1989

    Posted December 17, 2019 at 6:15am by South Main Baptist Church

    Matthew 2:2b

    The verse popped into my thoughts as I read the invitation to write one of the Advent devotionals this year. Since I haven’t been able to forget it, I reflected on it more seriously. 

  • Advent Devotional December 16: Written by Rique Carson in 1999

    Posted December 16, 2019 at 6:01am by South Main Baptist Church

    Matthew 18:3-4 

    As we go through the Christmas season, we need only to look at children and see how excited they become as all the events unfold. That enthusiasm becomes infectious. Before long, entire families, including adults, are excited too! Most of us can remember our childhood being enhanced with the coming of Christmas. The Christmas season brings out the child in all of us. 

  • Advent Devotional December 15: Written by Ward and Carolyn Hill in 2001

    Posted December 15, 2019 at 6:05am by South Main Baptist Church

    “Did you talk to Jesus?” When our oldest grandson was just two years old, as he was playing he passed through the room where his mother was making a telephone call, and naturally he wanted to know whom she was calling. 

    She answered, “I’m calling the church.”

  • Advent Devotional December 14: Written by Sarah Lee (Cole) in 1998

    Posted December 14, 2019 at 6:37am by South Main Baptist Church

    As I was thinking about Christmas and the Advent season, I was trying to find a brief way to express what Christmas means to me. What one word best expresses my feelings about Christmas? Is it Giving? God gave me the greatest gift I will ever receive when He came to earth to live among men. So joyfully we give gifts at Christmas; and I give and give and love every minute of giving.

  • Advent Devotional December 13: Written by Wanda Jackson in 1988

    Posted December 13, 2019 at 6:17am by South Main Baptist Church

    Luke 2:10 

    A few years ago, at a family gathering, someone dragged out the old videos of Christmases past. At first there were giggles and grins at how young everyone looked, how much they had changed, and how pretty everything looked in our house...especially the Christmas tree. 

  • Advent Devotional December 12: Written by Roberta Torn in 1988

    Posted December 12, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    It was a week before Christmas in 1979, and I was visiting my friends at M.D. Anderson Hospital. The decorations were all up, and a high school choir was singing carols in the hallway. Even old Santa Claus was ringing his little bell as he went into each room, where a Polaroid picture would be taken of the patient with Santa. It was a “fun” time for even terminally ill cancer patients. 

  • Advent Devotional December 11: Written by Kenneth Chafin in 1977

    Posted December 11, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Christmas is a very special time of the year for everyone. There is so much color and music and laughter and festivity. At South Main Baptist Church there are so many enjoyable activities during Christmas sponsored by a host of various groups. 

  • Advent Devotional December 10: Written by Thad Roberts in 1977

    Posted December 10, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Psalm 100:1-5

  • Advent Devotional December 9: Written by Bill Menger in 1991

    Posted December 9, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Herod feared the coming of the Christ Child, for it posed a threat to his own earthly power. To counter the threat, Herod ordered the massacre of children in Bethlehem. 

     

    Until 1975, I thought today’s world was more civilized, but soon learned that satanic forces will use any means to combat the truth of Jesus Christ. 

  • Advent Devotional December 8: Written by Betty Sellers in 1989

    Posted December 8, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Matthew 2:7-12

  • Advent Devotional December 7: Written by Bill Kolter in 1988

    Posted December 7, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Elaine is at Camp Ozark; Mary Neil is packing to go to San Antonio for the Convention; Kenneth is measuring shelves for his most recent dwelling; I am “on call” this weekend; and Martha is bugging me for this devotional - now about two weeks overdue.

  • Advent Devotional December 6: Written by Gene Vickrey

    Posted December 6, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    I remember as a boy shaking the presents under the tree, trying to guess what was in the packages. 

    I remember the Christmas I got a new bicycle. 

    I remember the cold snowy night that I got up my courage and proposed to Alberta. 

    I remember the interest in reaching the goal for our World Mission offering every Christmas. 

  • Advent Devotional December 5: Written by Miriam Collins in 1988

    Posted December 5, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    2 Corinthians 5:15 Curled up on the big iron double bed watching my mother brush her luxurious dark hair, I was nervously trying to ask the BIG QUESTION as casually as possible. (I guess I was almost six).

  • Advent Devotional December 4: Written by Sharon Nickel in 1988

    Posted December 4, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Matthew 2:11

  • Advent Devotional December 3: Written by William (Bill) Turner in 1987

    Posted December 3, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Luke 2:15

     A few miles may have separated these shepherds from the Event which would change the world! Wisely, they decided to travel those miles, check it out, and look into the face of history for themselves.

  • Advent Devotional December 2: Written by David & Charis Smith in 1987

    Posted December 2, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    John 3:16

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  • Advent Devotional December 1: Written by Howard Lee Sr. in 1977

    Posted December 1, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    The Constitution of the United States of America guarantees to Americans the right to “pursuit of happiness.” The Bible informs the Christian how to attain happiness. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave to us the Beatitudes which are the original “Happiness is ___” series. One of the most basic characteristics that God wants His children to seek is good basic motivations.

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  • Do we visit those who are in prison?

    Posted November 7, 2019 at 2:44pm by Greg Funderburk

    For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.

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  • Houston Churches Provide an Amazing Place for People with Dementia

    Posted November 5, 2019 at 12:00pm by Greg Funderburk

    From the Houston Chronicle, October 24, 2019

    Ending the stigma of dementia is what drives Amazing Place, a non-profit run by a consortium of churches. And the importance of this goal is only growing, executive director Tracey Brown said. Already, one out of three individuals over the age of 85 has dementia, and there are 5.7 million living with Alzheimer’

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  • MainTether

    Posted October 14, 2019 at 8:00am by Greg Funderburk

    I was recently introduced to a new medical term, or maybe, it’d be more appropriate to call it a “quasi-medical” term. I was told about ODTAA Syndrome. “What’s ODTAA Syndrome?” I asked. I’ve never heard of it. The person telling me this shook his head and said, you know, it’s just “One Darn Thing After Another.”

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  • OSA MISSION TRIP: FALL 2019

    Posted October 8, 2019 at 4:33pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Please continue to pray for our mission partner, Operacion San Andres (OSA), and for those on the mission trip to Collique, Peru this week. OSA is committed to combat the effects of poverty in the community in a holistic (spiritual, emotional, and physical) and sustainable manner by demonstrating the love of Christ in practical ways.

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  • It's Time to SMILE!

    Posted August 29, 2019 at 3:11pm by Jeannie Chambers

    By Jeannie Chambers
    SMILE starts in 2 weeks and I am excited to reconnect with friends after a long, hot summer.

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  • A Back to School Prayer

    Posted August 25, 2019 at 11:20am by Dolores Rader

    By Dolores Rader, Adapted from a prayer by Carrie Harris, 2017

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  • Where Did the Books Go?

    Posted July 30, 2019 at 3:31pm by Brad Jernberg

    To read the first part of the library transformation, click here.

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  • SODZO INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIP

    Posted June 25, 2019 at 4:00am by J Hill

     

    Desmond Tutu famously said “When you are pulling drowning people out of the river, there comes a time when you must look upstream and see why they are falling in.” 

     

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  • 527 TRIBE MISSION TRIP TO OKLAHOMA, JUNE 21, 2019

    Posted June 24, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Lucas Tirado

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  • 527 TRIBE MISSION TRIP TO OKLAHOMA, JUNE 20, 2019

    Posted June 20, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Kiran Harper

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  • YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO PERU, JUNE 14, 2019

    Posted June 14, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Allison Kolter

    “She is clothed in dignity and strength and she laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25

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  • YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO PERU, JUNE 13, 2019

    Posted June 13, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Stephanie Donson

    When I was asked to write about my experience here in Peru, I didn't know what to write. What comes to mind first is my experience working with the kids at OSA and the time I've spent bonding with the other youth.

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  • YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO PERU, JUNE 12, 2019

    Posted June 12, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Cameron Elliott

    When getting ready for the trip to Peru, I was nervous. I knew very little about what I was getting myself into. I was mainly worried about being able to interact with the kids. Then the first day came around and every worry went away. Interacting with the kids was a lot of fun; they all had great attitudes and never let the disadvantages bring them down.

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  • YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO PERU, JUNE 11, 2019

    Posted June 11, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Chase McKnight

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  • YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO PERU, JUNE 10, 2019

    Posted June 10, 2019 at 12:00pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Gareth Holder

    It was my first day with the OSA kids. I don’t remember a lot of specifics from my last trip three years ago but I remember the kids’ enthusiasm. Being around children always puts a smile on my face. This year, their energy is infectious as ever, and it made me realize something I want to share. 

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  • LIBRARY SPACE REIMAGINED

    Posted June 4, 2019 at 2:00pm by Brad Jernberg

    By Brad Jernberg, Minister of Administration for Operations

    We want to make our church family aware of a change to the library space.

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  • SENIORS THANK THEIR CHURCH FAMILY

    Posted May 23, 2019 at 4:18pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Abigail Rader

    “My Church Family,

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  • Holy Week 2019 Highlights

    Posted April 23, 2019 at 3:14pm by Jennifer Gribble

    We journeyed through the Wilderness together during Lent encountering God in various settings. While wilderness can look and feel different for each of us, we corporately submitted our hearts for cleansing, our spirits for repair, and our lives for formation.

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  • Holy Week Devotional: Easter Sunday, April 21

    Posted April 21, 2019 at 7:00am by Steve Wells

    By Steve Wells, Pastor

    John 20:15

  • Holy Week Devotional: Saturday, April 20

    Posted April 20, 2019 at 7:00am by Dolores Rader

    By, Dolores Rader, Minister to Families

     

    Job 14:1-14; Matthew 27:57-66

    It is Saturday. The evening before, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus’ body down from the cross and laid it in a tomb cut out of rock. The despair and anguish of those who believed must have created a palpable, near-suffocating heaviness. Hope was lost. All was lost. 

     

  • Holy Week Devotional: Friday, April 19

    Posted April 19, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Matt Walton, Minister for Discipleship

    Psalm 22; John 18:1-40; 19:1-37

  • Holy Week Devotional: Thursday, April 18

    Posted April 18, 2019 at 7:00am by Carey Cannon

    Remember

    By Carey Cannon, Minister of Music

    Exodus 12:1-14a; Luke 22:14-30

  • Holy Week Devotional: Wednesday, April 17

    Posted April 17, 2019 at 7:00am by Greg Funderburk

    The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

    By Greg Funderburk, Minister for Pastoral Care

    John 13:21-35; Matthew 27:1-10 

    The despair of Judas is an event in Holy Week that often evades deeper scrutiny. His is a wilderness that often escapes our sympathy. Are there some barren wilderness places from which there is no return?

  • Holy Week Devotional: Tuesday, April 16

    Posted April 16, 2019 at 7:00am by Susan Moore

    He Leadeth Me...But do I follow?

    By Susan Moore, Minister of Administration for Communications

    John 12: 27-38, 42-50

  • Holy Week Devotional: Monday, April 15

    Posted April 15, 2019 at 7:00am by Brad Jernberg

    Take Hold

    By Brad Jernberg, Minister of Administration for Operations

    Mark 14:1-9; Isaiah 42:1-9

  • Holy Week Devotional: Palm Sunday, April 14

    Posted April 14, 2019 at 6:00am by Steve Wells

    Palm Sunday

    By Steve Wells, Pastor

    Matthew 26:35–27:54; Psalm 118 and Psalm 22

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, April 12

    Posted April 12, 2019 at 7:00am by Kristen Jurek

    In the last few years, I have experienced a wilderness, which at the time seemed unbearable. The darkness covered any glimmer of hope and the pain seemed to swallow me up. I have experienced the wilderness of addiction followed by the light of recovery, of loneliness followed by loving community, and of loss followed by abundance.

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, April 11

    Posted April 11, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Alice Ketchand

    The wilderness times in my life, whether triggered by outside challenges or not, were marked by a deep sense of inner emptiness or lack, a sense of something of God being deeper and beyond me. This sense has motivated my spiritual seeking throughout my life.

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, April 10

    Posted April 10, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Trey Westerburg

  • Lent Devotional: Tuesday, April 9

    Posted April 9, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jessica Horton

    "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." -Isaiah 40:31

  • Lent Devotional: Monday, April 8

    Posted April 8, 2019 at 7:00am by Ali Cooper

    Four summers ago I had reached a point in my battle with addiction that I needed to get help. I checked into wilderness therapy, a forty-day treatment program that required complete immersion into wilderness living. This could not have been further from my comfort zone. Growing up, my family never went camping. My outdoor skills and experience were exactly zero.

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, April 5

    Posted April 5, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Everett DuBroc

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, April 4

    Posted April 4, 2019 at 7:00am by Claire Hein Blanton

    "To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark too, blooms and sings." – Wendell Berry

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, April 3

    Posted April 3, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jane Benesh

  • Lent Devotional: Tuesday, April 2

    Posted April 2, 2019 at 7:00am by Hart Brupbacher

    The Wilderness of our Everyday Life

  • Lent Devotional: Monday, April 1

    Posted April 1, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Living in the Weeds

    By Krystol Wheeler

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, March 29

    Posted March 29, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Tate Shannon

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, March 28

    Posted March 28, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

     By Josie Adney

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, March 27

    Posted March 27, 2019 at 7:00am by Ted Doolittle

    Hope for Dry Bones
    Wilderness. Living in the wilderness. Wandering in the wilderness. For many years I felt I was wandering aimlessly in the wilderness. I lost my career and calling due to deteriorating eyesight. I struggled pursuing other artistic outlets. I gave myself shingles and then descended into depression, all because of a simple genetic disorder.

  • Lent Devotional: Tuesday, March 26

    Posted March 26, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Mollie Musgrove

  • Lent Devotional: Monday, March 25

    Posted March 25, 2019 at 7:00am by David Corban

    In the Highways, In the Hedges

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, March 22

    Posted March 22, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Nick Woolley

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, March 21

    Posted March 21, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Anna Bernal

    Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, March 20

    Posted March 20, 2019 at 7:00am by Martha Doolittle

    Still the Wilderness?
    Occasionally, weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have. --John Piper

  • Lent Devotional: Tuesday, March 19

    Posted March 19, 2019 at 6:00am by Andres Salas

    I don't remember the last time I was physically lost. It had to have been at some point driving in Houston before the introduction of GPS on cell phones. I remember having to carry a set of maps in my car to get around in the city. Now, all I need to do is speak where I want to go and the phone plots my path.

  • Lent Devotional: Monday, March 18

    Posted March 18, 2019 at 7:00am by Sarrean White

    My mom's parents lived in a small town called Lazbuddie, about an hour and a half northwest of Lubbock where I attended Texas Tech University. God led me to Texas Tech so that I would have 4 years with my Granna and Papa. The weekend I graduated from college in December of 2012 was the last weekend I spent with my maternal grandmother. She passed away a few weeks later.

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, March 15

    Posted March 15, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Nathan Moeller

    My own road through the wilderness deals not so much with sin and straying from God, but a life torn apart and forged into something new. At the outset of this journey, I stepped into the unknown with a few close friends and family by my side, but God knew I needed more. Much, much more.

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, March 14

    Posted March 14, 2019 at 7:00am by Angela Spoede

    Mustard-Seed Faith
    Luke 13:18-19: "What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches."

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, March 13

    Posted March 13, 2019 at 7:00am by Ed Menger

    Abundance in the Wilderness
    Over the past several years I've had the privilege to visit the Middle East, much of it the same wilderness where the children of Israel likely wandered. I can't even imagine what that would have been like. You are in the middle of nowhere. You can look for miles in every direction and see nothing but desert. It is desolate - hot, barren, dry.

  • Lent Devotional: Tuesday, March 12

    Posted March 12, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Daniela George

  • Lent Devotional: Monday, March 11

    Posted March 11, 2019 at 7:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Louis Gomez

    “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness…” Matthew 4:1.

  • Lent Devotional: Friday, March 8

    Posted March 8, 2019 at 7:00am by Corbin Dill

    Finding your way through the wilderness isn't hard if you have a good map and compass (or smartphone). However, orienteering skills are not always perfect metaphors for life. I know my family and SMBC blessed me with a good guide and a firm foundation in setting a plan for my life. I was given every navigational tool necessary.

  • Lent Devotional: Thursday, March 7

    Posted March 7, 2019 at 7:00am by Angela Bell

    Known
    By Angela Bell

    When I was growing up, I didn't know what I wanted to be, but I knew who I was. I got a lot of "You seem to know yourself very well" comments.
    It's true. I did. I still do.

  • Lent Devotional: Wednesday, March 6

    Posted March 6, 2019 at 7:00am by Terre Johnson

    John 14:5-6
    Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
    Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life."

  • Communications Changes

    Posted March 4, 2019 at 6:00am by Susan Moore

    By Susan Moore, Minister of Administration for Communications

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  • Of Things Seen and Unseen

    Posted March 1, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Dave McNiel, Operations Committee Chair during the Generations Campaign

    It's never one or the other and, for me, that's especially true of the recent renovation of our worship and fellowship space.

    Whether it's the unseen things such as:

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  • Our Gift to Future Generations

    Posted February 28, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Although we recognize that the church is, at its core, its people, the improvements that were made possible by the capital campaign provide a place where we can bring our family each week to play, laugh, learn, and serve with our family of God. Because of the work done in the kitchen and the Fellowship Hall, our family can comfortably and reliably have meals with our family of faith, enriching

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  • A Sound of Joy and Worship

    Posted February 27, 2019 at 6:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Mark Jones

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  • Worship Participation Accessible to All

    Posted February 26, 2019 at 4:24pm by Lainie Cline

    Growing up at South Main in the '60s and '70s, I have vivid memories of being in the sanctuary and worshipping with people of different ethnicities. I never remember a time when there were not people of a variety of cultures actively involved in our church. Our church was open to people from different backgrounds in a time when it was not popular to be so.

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  • Sanctuary Building Renovations

    Posted February 25, 2019 at 10:37pm by Todd Jurek

    Serving on the Building Committee was an honor for me. My business has been in the management and construction side of commercial real estate, and to be able to use these skills to serve the Kingdom of God was a true blessing.

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  • What the Broadcast Ministry Upgrades Mean to Me

    Posted February 23, 2019 at 4:03pm by David Johnson

    In October, 2019, South Main Baptist Church will celebrate 60 years of having a television/broadcast ministry. South Main was the first church to be on television in Houston, and we were on Channel 2, KPRC until 1995. The broadcast ministry has evolved over the years to our present day, state-of-the-art facility, as a result of our recent capital campaign.

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  • South Main Sanctuary Renovation

    Posted February 21, 2019 at 12:17pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Daryl Robinson, Former SMBC Organist & Artist-in-Residence

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  • Three Steps Up, Three Steps Down

    Posted February 18, 2019 at 9:58pm by Mary Corban

    Three steps up, three steps down, three steps up, three steps down.  It may not seem like much, but when you do that over and over again during the course of a meal service carrying full, steaming hot pans of food from the kitchen to the serving line, it is an exhausting task.

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  • To Applaud or Not to Applaud

    Posted February 15, 2019 at 12:10am by Carey Cannon

    By Carey Cannon, Minister of Music

    There have been instances in worship at South Main when our congregation has offered up applause. Moments such asthe announcement of a newly married couple, the end of a moving testimony, or a musical offering by choir and orchestra have lent themselves to a just and worshipful response of applause. But is it right for us to do so? 

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  • Strength for Today & Bright Hope for Tomorrow

    Posted February 14, 2019 at 10:44pm by Brad Jernberg

    By Brad Jernberg, Minister of Administration for Operations

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  • Train up a Child...

    Posted January 31, 2019 at 10:38am by Dolores Rader

    Some of the moments of greatest clarity in ministry for me were in response to a simple and unassuming conversation which collided with my understanding of the inherent value God sees in each of us and the overwhelming desire He has for us to live beautiful lives filled with joy and blessing.
    The number one conversation on this list goes like this:

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  • The Promises of Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace

    Posted January 18, 2019 at 6:30am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Vlad and Eunice Davidiuk

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  • I Survived My First SMBC Christmas!

    Posted January 17, 2019 at 4:35pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By, Matt Walton, Minister for Discipleship

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  • Advent Reflections by the Taylor Family

    Posted January 15, 2019 at 2:38pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Randy, Penny, and Joe Taylor

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  • Fresh Faith. Vintage Church.

    Posted January 9, 2019 at 11:44am by Greg Funderburk

    I visited a vintage clothes shop with my son, Hank, a couple of weeks ago. He needed some shoes and a matching belt.

     “The Buffalo Exchange” was hopping on Friday night around 8 PM — a diverse array of folks weaving through tightly packed racks and rows of colorful clothes, holding up cool shirts, trying on stylish pants, gauging their fit and look. 

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  • The Hands and Feet of Christ in our Neighborhood

    Posted January 3, 2019 at 9:49pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By: Charles Grant, Ph.D.

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  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 24: BLESSED GIVING

    Posted December 24, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Josie Adney

    In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

    Acts 20:35

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 23: THE JOY OF JESUS

    Posted December 23, 2018 at 6:18am by Stephen Perry

    Fourth Sunday of Advent

    I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

    Romans 15:13

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 22: A PILGRIMAGE

    Posted December 22, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Stephen Fox

    After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the East came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.”

    Matthew 2:1-2

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 21: LOVE YOUR GOD

    Posted December 21, 2018 at 6:07am by South Main Baptist Church

    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 20: CHRISTMAS GIFTS

    Posted December 20, 2018 at 6:18am by Sam Law

    They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, His mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped Him, then opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 

    Matthew 2:11 (The Message)

    This year I have already received a gift more precious than gold, or frankincense, or myrrh. My health was restored.

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 19: HOW THE WISE MEN FOLLOWED GOD'S WARNING

    Posted December 19, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Pat Gray

    On coming to the house, they saw the young child with Mary, His mother, and fell down, and worshiped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.   

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 18: MORNING STAR

    Posted December 18, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Chase McKnight

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 17: WE'RE IN GOOD COMPANY

    Posted December 17, 2018 at 6:18am by Krystol Wheeler

    An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” 

    Luke 2:9-10

     

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 16: COMMUNICATION 101

    Posted December 16, 2018 at 6:18am by Susan Moore

    If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 

    I Corinthians 13:1

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 15: THE BABY JESUS

    Posted December 15, 2018 at 6:02am by South Main Baptist Church

    For a child has been born for us, a Son given to us; authority rest upon His shoulders; and He is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

    Isaiah 9:6

    By Jeri Kuhleman Heath

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 14: THE JESSE TREE

    Posted December 14, 2018 at 6:18am by Glen Dickey

    I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth, I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 13: WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS

    Posted December 13, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Matt Walton

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 12: GROWING UP WITH ADVENT

    Posted December 12, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. 

    Proverbs 14:29

    By Charlie Funderburk

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 11: AN UNEXPECTED TURN

    Posted December 11, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 10: MARY TRUSTED GOD, AND SO SHALL I

    Posted December 10, 2018 at 6:18am by Carol Shattuck

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

    Proverbs 3:5

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 9: A CAROL FOR JOSEPH

    Posted December 9, 2018 at 6:18am by Carey Cannon

    It was December 2008, and we were days from welcoming Duncan into the world. One of the final scheduled church events was a Wednesday night carol sing. It was our first Christmas with the new Celebrating Grace Hymnal when a curious youth requested the carol “The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child.” As we sang through these verses, I found myself overcome with emotion and incapable of singing.

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 8: JINGLE BELLS

    Posted December 8, 2018 at 6:18am by Byron Keeling

    Always be joyful. 

    I Thessalonians 5:16

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 7: SHARED FEELINGS OF THE SEASON

    Posted December 7, 2018 at 6:02am by South Main Baptist Church

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:22, 25 NIV

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 6: ARE YOU READY?

    Posted December 6, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Bill Anderson

    All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us). Matthew 1:22-23

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 5: REFLECTING THE PAST, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

    Posted December 5, 2018 at 6:18am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Angie Durand

    Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things. Philippians 4:8

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 4: GLORY OF THE LORD

    Posted December 4, 2018 at 6:18am by Jason Harper

    And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 

    Luke 2:8-9

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 3: EVER-PRESENT LOVE

    Posted December 3, 2018 at 6:19am by Garrett Hohmann

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

    John 1:14 

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL DECEMBER 2: PREPARE

    Posted December 2, 2018 at 6:18am by Phyllis Waggoner

    By Phyllis Waggoner

    Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to all men.

    Luke 2:14

  • ADVENT DEVOTIONAL: FOREWORD

    Posted December 1, 2018 at 6:48am by Steve Wells

    By Pastor Steve Wells

    Advent is the season in which we wait for - and then celebrate God‘s gift of Christ and of salvation. But waiting for Christmas morning is different for us than it was for those who awaited the Messiah in ancient times - they did not know when He would come.

  • Missions Focus: Sodzo International

    Posted November 7, 2018 at 4:48pm by South Main Baptist Church

    In September, a group from South Main went on a mission trip to Maua, Kenya, the home of our mission partner, Sodzo International. Many of the participants were first-timers with respect to this particular mission site and, as with any new adventure, they went with a certain picture in their heads of what might come.

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  • Family Ministry Focus: The 527 Tribe

    Posted November 6, 2018 at 8:33am by Hannah Lancaster

    By Hannah Rollins

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  • All Saints' Day 2018

    Posted November 1, 2018 at 7:01pm by Steve Wells

    By Steve Wells, Pastor

    For All the Saints, who from their labors rest, who Thee, by faith, before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blessed, Hallelujah!

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  • Family Ministry Focus: Tribe

    Posted October 30, 2018 at 4:28pm by Carey Cannon

    By Carey Cannon, Minister of Music/Worship

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  • Family Ministry Focus: Youth

    Posted October 28, 2018 at 11:21pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Brandyn Adney, Youth Ministry Resident

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  • A look Ahead to the Class of 2029

    Posted October 15, 2018 at 5:55am by Dolores Rader

    By Dolores Rader, Minister to Families I invite you to look ahead with me to a Sunday morning on May 20th in the year 2029.

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  • Sabbatical Reflections by Susan Moore

    Posted October 10, 2018 at 5:00pm by Susan Moore

    Minister of Administration for Communications is my title at South Main Baptist Church. I, along with my Communications Team, facilitate timely, accurate communication being provided and heard. On a good day, my job supports all other ministries.

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  • Family Strengthening In Kenya

    Posted September 28, 2018 at 6:47pm by David Johnson

    Our recent Kenya adventures led us to the villages of Linjoka, Tiira, and Gekka to hear first hand the stories of success with the family strengthening programs that have begun in these rural villages. The value of the family strengthening program is that it is a prevention method to help keep boys from going to the streets.

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  • Seeing Promise in Kenya

    Posted September 11, 2018 at 8:21am by David Johnson

    What a difference a year makes in the lives of the Children of Promise at the Watoto Wa Ahadi Rescue Center.

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  • Hello, Dolly! Reflections by Carey Cannon

    Posted August 25, 2018 at 10:02am by Carey Cannon

    Before I gave the conductor's score one last glance, I turned around to catch a glimpse of who had shown for that evening’s performance - and I saw something. I saw two couples sitting next to each other, the Mooneys, longtime members of South Main who now live out of town and the Perrys, who have joined South Main in recent years. They shook hands and began chatting it up.

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  • Alleluia for the Acts: By Andrea Hoxie

    Posted July 19, 2018 at 11:40pm by South Main Baptist Church

    THANK YOU TO ANDREA HOXIE FOR HER GIFT OF THIS SONG TO OUR CONGREGATION. CLICK HERE TO SEE IT SHARED IN WORSHIP SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018. 

    ALLELUIA FOR THE ACTS 

    The Spirit came and fell on men

    And then He stayed to dwell in them 

    The church was born with so much great excitement so many heard and they believed 

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  • My Shaw Mission Trip Experience: By Kate Arenas

    Posted July 11, 2018 at 10:45pm by South Main Baptist Church

    I never thought my parents would let me go to Mississippi by myself. But they did and I’m glad they let me go! I learned a lot from the work and people I met in Shaw. When I first got on the bus, I wasn’t too excited. I knew it would be a long drive. It turned out to be very fun! When we reached Mississippi, we stopped for dinner in Vicksburg.

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  • 5 Years: By Carey Cannon

    Posted June 20, 2018 at 10:15pm by Carey Cannon

    In many ministry circles that’s an average stint. At South Main however, it’s only a drop in the bucket as both of my predecessors Thomas Coker and Thad Roberts combined served almost 60 years.

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  • The 527 Tribe Mission Trip 2018 Photos: Shaw, Mississippi

    Posted June 13, 2018 at 11:06pm by Jennifer Gribble

    "What I loved most about the trip was working with the people and helping. It's cool to take fun trips, but we were really able to make a difference in Shaw."-Lily Gribble, age 11

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  • South Main Summer 2018 Reading List

    Posted June 5, 2018 at 12:33am by South Main Baptist Church

    Are you looking for some enriching reading for the summer? South Main's Discipleship Committee has polled our ministers and some fellow congregants to collect this terrific list of books for the upcoming vacation season. You’ll find all sorts of picks from the spiritually edifying and deeply educational to the pleasantly amusing and simply entertaining.

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  • A Tribute to South Main from Steve Scott

    Posted May 30, 2018 at 1:58pm by Jennifer Gribble

    I first walked through the doors at South Main 29 years ago this fall. 18 years old, just a few weeks into my freshman year at Rice, I walked up to the third floor of the Loessner building, where the church offices are now - then education space: painted concrete block walls, tile floors - and into Toni Richerson’s Sunday freshman-sophomore Sunday School class.

     

  • The Horizon is Lifting in Kenya

    Posted April 27, 2018 at 5:58pm by J Hill

    In April of 2016 thirty-four boys, ages 7-13,  who had been orphaned and living on the streets of Kenya moved to the rescue center established by one of South Main Baptist Church’s missions  partner Sodzo International. The rescue center is called Watoto wa Ahadi Rescue Center which translates to The Children of Promise Rescue Center.

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  • Family Ministry Spotlight: Youth

    Posted April 26, 2018 at 9:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    Nathan Benesh, Kendra Skipworth, Ruben Jarrin, Blake Wilson, Robbie and Ally Matteson, Carla Brown, Catrice Mays, and Alan Wilson are the Family Group Leaders in the Youth Center every Sunday who teach, listen, mentor, and love on our 8th - 12th graders. They are amazing small group leaders, and we are grateful for their faithfulness and openness with our Youth.

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  • Family Ministry Spotlight: The 527 Tribe

    Posted April 25, 2018 at 9:52am by South Main Baptist Church

    Cindy Hippel, Lynda McKnight, Bobbye Kolter, Ryan Lane, and Greg Taylor are the Sunday School teachers for the boys and girls of The 527 Tribe. These leaders are intentional about figuring out exactly what our 5th-7thgraders need intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually during this time in their lives.

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  • Family Ministry Spotlight: MainKids

    Posted April 24, 2018 at 1:50pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Charis Smith, Jim Flynt, Sara Tirado, Julie White, Cleavy McKnight, Becky Humble, Ginger and Jerry Hamilton, Clarence Bell, and Mitch Cutsinger serve each Sunday as our wonderful MainKids Sunday school small group teachers.  First through fourth graders have an intense need to engage in the church and the word of God.  Our teachers do just that by not only connecting with our children o

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  • SMBC is wild about Families!

    Posted April 22, 2018 at 6:23pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Heather Ballard

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 30

    Posted March 30, 2018 at 6:46am by Linda Gardner

    By Linda Gardner

    I still remember the first time I entered the South Main sanctuary on a Sunday morning about 35 years ago. I was in awe of the beauty and grandeur, and the worship experience touched me. This was followed by warm interactions with ministers and others, and Spencer and I soon felt right at home in this special place.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 29

    Posted March 29, 2018 at 6:43am by Robert Jefferies

    By Rob Jefferies

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 28

    Posted March 28, 2018 at 6:39am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Margie Ehlers

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 27

    Posted March 27, 2018 at 6:56am by Kristy Wade Carroll

    By Kristy Wade-Carroll

    Are you waiting for God to do something in your life?  Scripture is full of God’s promises. We read and hear them, and sometimes wonder, “How long do I have to wait, God, for you to act?”  I encourage you to read the book of Habakkuk this Lenten season. The prophet asks that very question. The answer he gets is not what anyone wants to hear.  

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 26

    Posted March 26, 2018 at 5:53am by Greg Funderburk

    By Greg Funderburk …when you least expect it. God finds  me  more readily than it can be said I find God. Having said that, I feel God’s spirit sometimes ripple through my heart with a fleeting, yet very real sense of presence when I least expect it.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 24

    Posted March 24, 2018 at 6:17am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Cleavy McKnight

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 23

    Posted March 23, 2018 at 6:53am by Anne Tulek

    By Anne Tulek

    Finding God can come at the most unusual of times.  I have a lifetime history of undiagnosed Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Any readers who were also my childhood Sunday School teachers are shaking your heads, thinking about how obvious this was to you 40 years ago. It’s OK.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 22

    Posted March 22, 2018 at 6:45am by South Main Baptist Church

    By JD Walther

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 21

    Posted March 21, 2018 at 6:38am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Larissa Fletcher

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 20

    Posted March 20, 2018 at 6:49am by J Hill

    By J Hill 

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 19

    Posted March 19, 2018 at 6:54am by Bobbye Lott

    By Bobbye Lott

    Throughout the Bible are many instances where God was revealed to individuals.  One of my favorites is told in 1 Kings 19. Elijah, a powerful prophet, was afraid and depressed.  He went out into the desert alone, wanting to die.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 17

    Posted March 17, 2018 at 6:50am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Katy Rudisill

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 16

    Posted March 16, 2018 at 6:46am by Drew Philpot

    By Drew Philpot

    One thing that always leads me to find God is seeing Christ-like behavior from my non-Christian friends.  It can come in many different forms, such as sharing words of wisdom, showing love to someone who is hurting, or forgiving a past transgression.  They become the visible representation of God to me.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 15

    Posted March 15, 2018 at 6:41am by Andrea Hoxie

    By Andrea Hoxie

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 14

    Posted March 14, 2018 at 6:29am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Michael Raimer Goodman

    God, where are you in these children’s lives? I know you are loving, and I know you are powerful – but these children are suffering. Where are you?

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 13

    Posted March 13, 2018 at 6:33am by Lauren Gordy

    By Lauren Engle

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 12

    Posted March 12, 2018 at 6:41am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Seth Humble

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 10

    Posted March 10, 2018 at 6:44am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jeanne Ludemann

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 9

    Posted March 9, 2018 at 6:35am by Thomas Coker

    By Thomas Coker

    Three quotes immediately come to mind when I ponder this question:

    “Be still and know that I am God”

    “Open my eyes that I may see glimpses of truth you have for me”

    “Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus.”

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 8

    Posted March 8, 2018 at 6:41am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jamie Negrete 

    Romans 12:2  Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 7

    Posted March 7, 2018 at 6:55am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Kathy Bernal 

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 6

    Posted March 6, 2018 at 6:47am by Rique Carson

    By Rique Carson

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and he will direct your paths.  Proverbs 3:5-6

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 5

    Posted March 5, 2018 at 6:42am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Al Moore

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 3

    Posted March 3, 2018 at 6:55am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Linda Brupbacher

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.  Proverbs 3: 5&6

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 2

    Posted March 2, 2018 at 6:55am by Sarah Villaseñor

    By Sarah Villasenor 

    I can admit it, I am lazy about looking for God. What’s worse is, he isn’t very hard to find in the first place. I try to use lent as an opportunity to reflect and thank God for his faithfulness to me, despite my shortcomings.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MARCH 1

    Posted March 1, 2018 at 6:16am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jane Jefferies

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 28

    Posted February 28, 2018 at 6:50am by Ethan Gwaltney

    By Ethan Gwaltney
    When "I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing," and I feast in good health, he "stand[s] at the door and knock[s]," and waits for my invitation to enter. (Rev. 3)
    When I am poor, weak, and losing hope, and I quake under the weight of my sin, then is his "power made perfect" (2 Cor. 12) and he "restore[s] me to the joy of [his] salvation" (Psalm 51).

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 27

    Posted February 27, 2018 at 6:24am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jeanette Stokes 
    GOD IS LOVE. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in Him. 1 John 4:16b

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 26

    Posted February 26, 2018 at 6:55am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Kyle Barsch
    "You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all of your heart" Jeremiah 29:13

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 24

    Posted February 24, 2018 at 6:44am by Angie Fox

    By Angie Fox

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 23

    Posted February 23, 2018 at 6:39am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Steve Rader

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 22

    Posted February 22, 2018 at 6:34am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Helen Hoover 

  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 21

    Posted February 21, 2018 at 7:27am by Brandon Wheeler

    By Brandon Wheeler

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 20

    Posted February 20, 2018 at 6:48am by Shannon Dove

    By Shannon Dove
    How Do I Find God is an interesting question. And a sometimes troubling one for me. My whole life I have heard stories of how God revealed Himself to various friends and family members, sometimes in bold fashion, sometimes in quiet, personal ways.

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 19

    Posted February 19, 2018 at 7:12am by Byron Keeling

    By Byron Keeling

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 17

    Posted February 17, 2018 at 8:52am by Mark Gribble

    By Mark Gribble 

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 16

    Posted February 16, 2018 at 6:30am by Claire Hein Blanton

    By Claire Hein Blanton

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 15

    Posted February 15, 2018 at 8:15am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Charles Williams

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FEBRUARY 14

    Posted February 14, 2018 at 4:55pm by South Main Baptist Church

    By Ann Sullivan 

    Love each other as I have loved you. John 15:12

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  • HOW DO I FIND GOD?: SOUTH MAIN'S LENTEN DEVOTIONAL READINGS FEBRUARY 14 — MARCH 31

    Posted February 13, 2018 at 11:44am by South Main Baptist Church

    A few years ago, Father James Martin edited a collection of compelling essays. Martin, day by day, one by one, asked a group of writers, cultural leaders, and other interesting people, both famous and not so famous, to prayerfully consider, then answer this quintessential question: “How Do I Find God?”

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  • Kingdom Coming

    Posted February 4, 2018 at 8:56am by Erin DuBroc

    For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9 (NIV)

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  • He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion -Philippians 1:6b

    Posted January 31, 2018 at 10:55am by Steve Wells

    ...He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion... -Philippians 1:6b
    Dear South Mainer,
    A phone call, an email, a notification—there are lots of reasons we drop one thing and move on to others dozens of times each day. It's sort of a way of life now, but there's real satisfaction in not just starting, but in completing a task.

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  • The King's Singers at South Main

    Posted January 24, 2018 at 9:45am by Carey Cannon

    I am beyond excited to share a little about The King’s Singers performing live in the Sanctuary of  South Main Baptist Church on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. As of this writing, there are still tickets available, so purchase them here.

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  • Why do I tell others about South Main?

    Posted January 12, 2018 at 8:16pm by Jennifer Gribble

    Many people know that I am the Marketing Coordinator for South Main. But, whether or not I am on staff at the church, it has always been my ministry passion to tell people about this church.

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  • Life Above - January 2018

    Posted January 4, 2018 at 4:22pm by Greg Funderburk

    In the mid-1800’s, a 40-year-old man named Elisha Otis was called upon to convert an abandoned Yonkers, New York sawmill into a factory which made bed frames. The work required laborers to walk up and down multiple staircases many times a day.

  • Year End Need $0 - Thank You!

    Posted January 1, 2018 at 11:39am by Steve Wells

    What a blessing! On December 1st of this year, we needed more money than we have ever needed - and more money than we have ever given in December - if we were to make the budget. For that matter, on December 17th, we needed more money than we have ever needed in December - and more money than we have ever given in December - to make the budget, just over $891,000.

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  • Advent Devotional December 25: This Little Light of Mine

    Posted December 25, 2017 at 6:26am by South Main Baptist Church

    I have come into the world as light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. John 12:46 valeriehoman.png

  • Advent Devotional December 24: Preparing for the Light of the World

    Posted December 24, 2017 at 6:20am by South Main Baptist Church

    Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, and fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.  1 Peter 1:13B

  • Advent Devotional December 23: Finding a Tradition of our Own

    Posted December 23, 2017 at 6:11am by Ryan Lane

    The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way” — “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”  Mark 1:1-3

  • Advent Devotional December 22: The Light of the World is Jesus

    Posted December 22, 2017 at 6:43am by South Main Baptist Church

    And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men.”  Luke 2:13-14 

  • Won't you join us in finishing 2017 South Main Strong?

    Posted December 22, 2017 at 6:08am by South Main Baptist Church

    Dear South Main Family,
    As our Advent journey continues and 2018 approaches, we each have an opportunity to reflect on the year and find the many ways God has worked in our lives. Despite the remarkably challenging events of 2017 in Houston, Texas, our faith encourages each of us to dwell in gratitude, and to continue to grow.

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  • Advent Devotional December 21: Without Fear

    Posted December 21, 2017 at 6:34am by South Main Baptist Church

    “But the angel said, ‘do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people’." Luke 2:10 marthadoolittle.png

  • End of Year Need: $584,323

    Posted December 20, 2017 at 6:13pm by Steve Wells

    On a rustic farm outside Maua, Kenya, 35 boys have been freed from a life of addiction and welcomed back into life in faith, family, and with the promise of a bright future.

    In Collique, Peru, 3,000 patients this year were treated by a physician or dentist; 120 children received hot and healthy meals five days per week; and a church is growing in the middle of the community.

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  • Advent Devotional December 20: Anticipating Christmas

    Posted December 20, 2017 at 6:29am by Marie Walton

    And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.

  • Advent Devotional December 19: Waiting for Things Promised

    Posted December 19, 2017 at 6:40am by South Main Baptist Church

    Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord. Luke 1:45 livoniaglaves.png

  • Advent Devotional December 18: My Heroes

    Posted December 18, 2017 at 6:25am by South Main Baptist Church

    For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37 lindagardner.png

  • Advent Devotional December 17: Suffering. Death. Love.

    Posted December 17, 2017 at 6:22am by South Main Baptist Church

    For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

    By Larissa Fletcher

  • God’s Grilled Cheese

    Posted December 16, 2017 at 2:50pm by Brad Jernberg

    Stewardship from the mind of a 4-year-old...

    UPDATE 2 (December 22, 2017): Our new total is down to $396,494. We're getting closer and closer, one bite at a time.

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  • Advent Devotional December 16: Photographs of Living

    Posted December 16, 2017 at 6:32am by South Main Baptist Church

    And he said,“These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb… For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water.

  • The Parenting Stake through the Heart

    Posted December 15, 2017 at 11:05am by Dolores Rader

    By Dolores Rader, Minister to Families

    What parent isn't filled with dread and instantly inflicted with sweaty palms at the very thought of the day when the question inevitably comes..."Why did you lie to me?" Oh, Santa why must parenting be so challenging?

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  • Advent Devotional December 15: Girl Talk

    Posted December 15, 2017 at 6:12am by South Main Baptist Church

    Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help pick them up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

  • Advent Devotional December 14: An Ever Present Help

    Posted December 14, 2017 at 6:15am by South Main Baptist Church

    I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and Earth. Psalm 121

  • End of Year Need: $891,796

    Posted December 13, 2017 at 7:04am by Steve Wells

    We all saw a great picture of giving in worship in each of the last two weeks. On Sunday, December 3, we had 160 singers - 75 in the adult choir and 85 in the children, tribe, and youth choirs - all join together to make a beautiful offering to God. Some sang louder, some sang more quietly.

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  • Advent Devotional December 13: The Hope of Advent

    Posted December 13, 2017 at 6:15am by South Main Baptist Church

    Therefore, Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who was in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. Micah 5:3

  • Advent Devotional December 12: God Speaks in Many Ways

    Posted December 12, 2017 at 6:04am by South Main Baptist Church

    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

  • Advent Devotional December 11: How Glorious!

    Posted December 11, 2017 at 6:51am by South Main Baptist Church

    And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

  • Advent Devotional December 10: The Promise of Peace

    Posted December 10, 2017 at 6:21am by South Main Baptist Church

    SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

  • Advent Devotional December 9: Trusting God - Finding our Path

    Posted December 9, 2017 at 6:27am by South Main Baptist Church

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will direct your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6 Anne Tulek

  • Christmas Music

    Musical Nostalgia

    Posted December 8, 2017 at 9:44pm by Carey Cannon

    By Carey Cannon, Minister of Music

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  • Advent Devotional December 8: The True Light of the World

    Posted December 8, 2017 at 6:03am by South Main Baptist Church

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it... The true light that gives life to everyone was coming into the world. --John 1:4-5, 9

  • Advent Devotional December 7: Living Nativity

    Posted December 7, 2017 at 6:15am by South Main Baptist Church

    Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” --Matthew 19:14

  • Advent Devotional December 6: Advent Anticipation

    Posted December 6, 2017 at 6:57am by South Main Baptist Church

    “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” --Matthew 2: 1-2

  • Advent Devotional December 5: Hoping for Peace at Home

    Posted December 5, 2017 at 6:14am by South Main Baptist Church

    Glory to God in the highest Heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. -Luke 2:14 Amy Graham-Carlson

  • Advent Devotional December 4: The Birth of a Baby

    Posted December 4, 2017 at 6:23am by South Main Baptist Church

    He [Joseph] took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son.

  • Advent Devotional December 3: Adventure and Peace

    Posted December 3, 2017 at 6:33am by South Main Baptist Church

    And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, And on Earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."

    Luke 2:13-14

  • Advent Devotionals Foreword

    Posted December 2, 2017 at 11:44pm by Steve Wells

    Advent Devotionals Foreword

  • Advent Book 2017 South Main Baptist Church

    The Sacrament of Story

    Posted November 29, 2017 at 2:15pm by Erin DuBroc

    The Advent Book is one of my favorite South Main traditions, because it affords us the opportunity to peek into the developing stories of church family members we might not typically meet on Sunday mornings.

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  • Giving Tuesday

    #GivingTuesday

    Posted November 28, 2017 at 2:27pm by South Main Baptist Church

    Whether it’s catching up on your annual pledge or making an additional gift on this occasion, we hope that you will consider giving to your church today.

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  • All Saints Day Roses

    A little bit of everything

    Posted November 12, 2017 at 5:00am by Steve Wells

    What is church? Reflecting on our individual and shared experiences as we prepare to launch our new website—a virtual, but perfectly real, place of authenticity and grace.

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  • Flood Relief

    Running the long race

    Posted November 9, 2017 at 8:59am by Greg Funderburk

    Dave Wottle was a string bean of a kid growing up in Ohio in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was so feeble that his doctor suggested he should do something to increase his athleticism in order to stay healthy. So Dave began to run. And he ran, and ran, and ran...

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  • I am only one

    Posted July 29, 2017 at 8:00am by Steve Wells

    It was Edward Everett Hale, Sr., who said, "I am only one, but still I am one."

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  • Living the story

    Posted July 8, 2017 at 8:00am by Steve Wells

    We are called to remember and pass along the story of God's saving work in the world. But how?

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  • Gratitude

    Posted July 1, 2017 at 8:00am by Steve Wells

    We have so much to be grateful for.

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  • Am I willing to head into the Promised Land?

    Posted June 24, 2017 at 8:00am by Steve Wells

    Faithful living often comes down to whether we are willing to cross over into the Promised Land.

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  • Kenya 2016 Mission Trip: Post #4

    Posted October 23, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Jan Barkley — One day, Michael Goodman said off-handedly, “Hey, Jan, we need to figure out how to bake fruit breads with our excess produce. Do you think as a side project you could figure out how to bake some banana bread or something? And by the way, we don’t have an oven and the only heat source is a wood fire.” I love a good challenge.

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  • Kenya 2016 Mission Trip: Post #3

    Posted October 22, 2016 at 8:00am by David Johnson

    Today is National Heroes Day in Kenya, and that means the kids did not have to go to school today. Instead, the staff scheduled a soccer tournament with the Laarei Catholic School boys, a private institution similar to Sodzo International.

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  • Kenya 2016 Mission Trip: Post #2

    Posted October 21, 2016 at 8:00am by David Johnson

    When I think of Africa, I visualize hot, desert land with wild animals running around, like what one would see at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom exhibit. I was pleasantly surprised on my journey to Maua to discover lush vegetation along the base of Mt. Kenya. Reality was nothing at all like what I visualized Africa to be like.

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  • Kenya 2016 Mission Trip: Post #1

    Posted October 18, 2016 at 8:00am by J Hill

    We’re here in Kenya, halfway around the world in a place that’s full of beauty, contradictions, and surprises. It’s a place that feels both totally foreign and completely familiar.

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Fall 2016 Mission Trip, Post #4

    Posted October 14, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Patti Peymann Romeril — What is your vehicle? How do you serve others, share the love of the Lord, and fulfill spiritual needs in your worldly tasks?

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Fall 2016 Mission Trip, Post #3

    Posted October 13, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Charis Smith — Lunch making has its own spiritual lessons. This year I’ve learned: “Pieces of bread are not alike.”

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Fall 2016 Mission Trip, Post #2

    Posted October 12, 2016 at 8:00am by Sam Law

    It's important to remember that you do what you can do each day, and understand that while you will not solve every problem, you are making a difference.

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Fall 2016 Mission Trip, Post #1

    Posted October 11, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Larry Carroll — This is my first trip to Peru with Operación San Andres, so there is a lot that is new to me.

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #5

    Posted June 16, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Brian Chambers — Visiting the Cathedral of Lima

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #4

    Posted June 15, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By David McKnight — The power of music is so mysterious and awesome, and today was filled with it.

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #3

    Posted June 14, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Isabella Baar-Hill — As a member of the music and dance team, I teach kids songs and dances to perform at the end of the week. Their joyful willingness to master a foreign language is a gift I will carry home with me.

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #2

    Posted June 13, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Drew Barkley — Day one of Vacation Bible School at Collique

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  • Peru Operación San Andrés (OSA) Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #1

    Posted June 12, 2016 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Anna Rader — Today, we got the opportunity to visit OSA’s new church, Luz de Esperanza, and meet some of their youth as well as participate in their worship service.

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  • Millennials and the Church

    Posted March 26, 2014 at 8:00am by Claire Hein Blanton

    The millennial generation grew up in noise. How can we hear those voices that want to still us, calm us, and bring us back into communion with one another and with God?

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  • Why I love Manna…

    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Avery Cate — Manna is church. It is community. It’s an accepting place, where I don’t have to fit into any sort of mold or feel like I have my life under control.

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  • A Saturday Well Spent: Discovery Day

    Posted April 30, 2012 at 8:00am by South Main Baptist Church

    By Kyle Barsch — My wife, Kelly, and I had the privilege of participating in Discovery Day this month. To be honest, I wasn’t sure exactly why I should attend.

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  • Overwhelmed — Sole Chain/Shoes For Orphan Souls

    Posted August 22, 2010 at 8:00am by Jennifer Gribble

    South Main Baptist Church broke the Guinness World Record for the Longest Chain of Shoes, and the outpouring of generosity was overwhelming.

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