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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.

Memories (For My Mother’s 75th Birthday)

Posted on 2013/03/09 by Shawn Thomas

Mom, your grandson Paul went down in our family history for the prayer he prayed one night after going to your house in Moore: “God, I thank you that I got to go to Grandma’s house today, and that I … Continue reading →

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Unashamed to Care

Posted on 2013/03/09 by Shawn Thomas

In II Timothy 1:16, the Apostle Paul wrote that Onesiphorus “was not ashamed of my chains.” Onesiphorus was a true friend and minister — he was not ashamed of Paul’s situation, but loved and cared for him just the same.

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Listen and DO!

Posted on 2013/03/08 by Shawn Thomas

Exodus 18:24 says that after Jethro advised Moses to share his ministry with others among the people, that Moses not only had the humility to have “listened to his father-in-law” but that he also “DID all that he had said.” … Continue reading →

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A Wineskin In The Smoke

Posted on 2013/03/07 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 119:83 the Psalmist declares: “Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.” What a picture of a total commitment to the Lord and His word: even if he dies, even … Continue reading →

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The Grace of Listening

Posted on 2013/03/06 by Shawn Thomas

After Moses’ father in Law Jethro gave Moses advice about sharing the burden of his ministry with other leaders among the people of Israel, Exodus 18:24 says: “So Moses listened to his father-in-law …”. It should be instructive to us … Continue reading →

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Our Witness In Trials

Posted on 2013/03/05 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 119:74 the Psalmist prays: “May those who fear You see me and be glad, because I wait for Your word.” He gives a needed reminder to those of us who are undergoing trials: We are not the only … Continue reading →

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Afflicted In Faithfulness

Posted on 2013/03/04 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 119:75 says: “In faithfulness You have afflicted me”. These words may appear odd to us at first. One might well ask: How is it “in faithfulness” that God has afflicted him? — First, God is faithful to His PURPOSES. … Continue reading →

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Your Most Important Job: Worship!

Posted on 2013/03/03 by Shawn Thomas

Several times in Exodus (7:16, 8:1, etc.) God told Pharaoh: “Let My people go THAT THEY MAY SERVE ME”. His call to His people was NOT just to “go”; the purpose of their deliverance was that they might go to … Continue reading →

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“What Is It?”

Posted on 2013/03/02 by Shawn Thomas

It is interesting that when the people of Israel first saw the manna God gave them in the wilderness, they asked: “Man hu?” (Hebrew) — “’What is it?’” And of course, Moses’ answer was: “‘It is the bread which the … Continue reading →

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Pursue Faith

Posted on 2013/03/01 by Shawn Thomas

Included in the Apostle Paul’s final admonitions to his disciple Timothy in I Timothy 6 was a charge in :11 for him to “pursue … faith.” To “pursue faith” means to put one’s self, in God’s leadership, in situations where … Continue reading →

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