Monthly Archives: August 2012

Praying For Worship

Posted on 2012/08/12 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 29 is a great passage to pray for our Sunday worship services, as it addresses so many scriptural things that we should want to see happen in our churches:

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Not So Among You

Posted on 2012/08/11 by Shawn Thomas

In Mark 10:43 Jesus said: “But it is not so among you.”  He spoke these words to His disciples in response to James & John’s ambitious request to be seated at His left and right in His kingdom — and the indignation … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Indignance

Posted on 2012/08/10 by Shawn Thomas

Mark 10:41 “And hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant toward James and John.” We need to be aware that sometimes our response to someone’s sin may be as great or greater than their sin which elicited our response!  In Mark … Continue reading →

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The Times That Try Men’s Souls (Psalm 11)

Posted on 2012/08/09 by Shawn Thomas

Years ago, at the founding of our nation, Thomas Paine wrote: “These are the times that try men’s souls.”  That was certainly true of those revolutionary days – but I believe it is also very true today.  Our souls are being … Continue reading →

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“The Gift of Justification”

Posted on 2012/08/08 by Shawn Thomas

:2 “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives (literally “heart”)”. People are very good at justifying whatever they do.  Take some of the worst things that are done in … Continue reading →

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Presuming in Prosperity

Posted on 2012/08/07 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 30:6 says: “Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, ‘I will never be moved.’” David confesses here a previous sin in his life, which was an expression of the essence of human pride and presumption.  During prosperous … Continue reading →

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This Week in “Paradise” Aug. 6

Posted on 2012/08/06 by Shawn Thomas

Comfort Food One day last week, Cheryl decided to take Michael to the Popeye’s, to comfort him as she told him that our church’s youth minister was going to be moving to Ohio. Michael is tender-hearted, and she felt that he needed … Continue reading →

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Reproof: A Hurt That Helps

Posted on 2012/08/06 by Shawn Thomas

Although most Proverbs seem to stand on their own as isolated wisdom lessons, Proverbs 15:31-33 seem to be related, all dealing with one’s response to “reproof”, or the personal correction which is offered to you by one who cares.  No one likes to be … Continue reading →

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Psalm 3:3 “Thou O Lord” Part III: “The Lifter of My Head”

Posted on 2012/08/05 by Shawn Thomas

      The recent shootings in Aurora, Colorado are reminiscent of a similar tragedy over a year ago in Tuscon, Arizona.  Former Philadelphia Phillies baseball manager Dallas Green lost his granddaughter in that Tucson shooting rampage, and afterwards, in a media interview, Green was asked how he … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Worship

Posted on 2012/08/05 by Shawn Thomas

So many churches are looking for the “key” to a more vibrant worship service.  What will get people singing and participating more effectively?  They look for the solution in the choice of songs, or style of music, or the personality of … Continue reading →

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