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About Shawn Thomas

My blog, shawnethomas.com, features the text of my sermons, book reviews, family life experiences -- as well as a brief overview of the Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson for Southern Baptist Sunday School teachers.

Who Will Go With Me?

Posted on 2013/11/09 by Shawn Thomas

In I Samuel 26:6 David asked a bold question of two of his most valiant warriors: “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” If this sounds daring, it was even more so because :5 says that … Continue reading →

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A Simple Testimony

Posted on 2013/11/08 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 116:6 says: “The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.” In keeping with the word “simple”, which opens the verse, the story line here is simple: “I was brought low — and He saved … Continue reading →

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He Does Whatever He Pleases

Posted on 2013/11/07 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 115:3 is one of my favorite verses; it says: “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.” The context of this statement is the question of :2, “Why should the nations say, ‘Where now, is … Continue reading →

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Many Dangers, Toils & Snares

Posted on 2013/11/06 by Shawn Thomas

As we see from this insightful segment of Richard Baxter’s The Saints’ Everlasting Rest, every single state we may find ourselves in here on earth places us in the danger of one temptation or another, due to our own wicked … Continue reading →

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Fool Me Twice …

Posted on 2013/11/06 by Shawn Thomas

I Samuel 24:22 says: “But David and his men went up to the stronghold.” At the end of this chapter, Saul had again “repented” of his sin of needlessly persecuting David. He went as far as to admit David’s good … Continue reading →

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“The Little Condo on the Prairie” (11-05-13)

Posted on 2013/11/05 by Shawn Thomas

CHECK THAT: We were watching football Saturday and I went to the kitchen to get some of our favorite chili that Cheryl had made with the Rabideaux’s deer sausage that Jacki Hunter had graciously brought us from Louisiana. We had … Continue reading →

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Loyalty in Deed

Posted on 2013/11/05 by Shawn Thomas

In I Samuel 24, Saul was pursuing David, whom he accused of treason against him. But when David had an opportunity to kill Saul in a cave, he did not, and in :8-11 he called out to Saul, “‘Why do … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit by Bruce Ware

Posted on 2013/11/04 by Shawn Thomas

Many books, sermons — or even individual Christians themselves — may be labeled as either precise in theology, or strong in their application, but it can be hard to find in any of these a balanced pairing of both. Bruce … Continue reading →

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We Are An Offering

Posted on 2013/11/04 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 110:3 says: “Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power …”. In Hebrew, that literally reads: “Your people WILL BE freewill offerings” — that is, they will offer themselves freely as a sacrifice and offering to … Continue reading →

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Hallelu-Yah!

Posted on 2013/11/03 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 113 is a Psalm of praise for the people of God. It begins and ends with the expression: “Hallelu-Yah”! (literally “Praise Yahweh!” In most Bibles, when you see the word “LORD” in all capitals in the Old Testament, it … Continue reading →

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