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Sam West
Nov 16, 20222 min read
What will happen when you die?
Have you ever thought about what will happen to you when you die? It is something we don’t want to think about, but it is worth thinking...
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Sam West
Nov 1, 20223 min read
Identity
Where do you find your identity? What is at the core of who you are? Some people’s identity is wrapped up in their politics - they are...
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Sam West
Oct 19, 20224 min read
7 Mindset Moves for Growing Christians.
1. Move from “It’s all about me” to “It’s all about God.” If you want to grow in your faith, then it is time you come to the...
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Sam West
Oct 12, 20222 min read
God’s Poem
In Ephesians, Paul writes, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we...
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samhwest
Sep 27, 20222 min read
Everyday Days
I was picking up my daughter from the carpool line as I began to reflect on my life: What have I done today to really impact the Kingdom...
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samhwest
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Multipliers
We were created to multiply. It is a principle found throughout God’s Word. In Genesis 1:28, God told Adam and Eve to “Be fruitful and...
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samhwest
Sep 14, 20223 min read
Greatness
We want to do great things for God. We have an innate desire to please our Father, a desire to make our Creator proud. In this quest...
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Sam West
Sep 6, 20223 min read
Seek the Prosperity of your City
After the siege of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., many of the Jews were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. They were forced to live as...
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samhwest
Oct 1, 20215 min read
Faith in Action
A homeless man came in our church service last Sunday. This is not unusual. We have homeless people frequent our services almost every...
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samhwest
Jan 1, 20196 min read
Possible steps to becoming a multi-racial church (for churches God has called to do so)
Possible steps to becoming a multi-racial church (for churches God has called to do so) In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote an article...
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samhwest
Nov 1, 20183 min read
To those in the church who are weaker, less honorable, and unpresentable. . . .
To those in the church who are weaker, less honorable, and unpresentable. . . . To those of you whose name has never been written on a...
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samhwest
Mar 1, 20185 min read
4 Ways to Help the Poor
A lady called me once and wanted to know if she could donate some broken Christmas ornaments to the Mission. A little confused, I asked...
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samhwest
Apr 30, 20176 min read
Pros and Cons of Bivocational Ministry
More and more pastors that I talk to nowadays are serving as bivocational pastors. And more and more churches are hiring bivocational...
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samhwest
Jan 1, 20173 min read
Making Some Changes
I just wanted to take a minute to let everyone know about a few changes that we are making at Main Street Baptist Mission. It's nothing...
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samhwest
Aug 31, 20162 min read
Getting to know our church
One of the greatest joys of pastoring MSBM has been getting to know people. While pastoring, I have encountered just about every type of...
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samhwest
Apr 30, 20165 min read
To Dine with Them
When I was younger, I used to go on mission trips or do mission projects, and I really thought I was helping. Maybe I was in some ways. ...
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samhwest
Mar 31, 20162 min read
Thank You!
They thought I was homeless. I had been preaching at the Mission for several months, but because of my teaching schedule, I hadn’t been...
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samhwest
Feb 1, 20163 min read
I am not what I do. I am not where I'm from. I am not what I've done. . .
Jesus said, "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." Have you ever really...
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samhwest
Jan 1, 20164 min read
5 reasons I love my church
I have been blessed to be the pastor of this loving church for the past 5 years. And I have to say that after 5 years, I love my church...
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