Category Archives: Sermons

“Honest to God” (Psalm 10:1 sermon)

Posted on 2023/08/07 by Shawn Thomas

Back when Harry Truman was President of the United States just after World War II, Dean Acheson was the Secretary of State. Someone later asked Acheson what kind of relationship he had with the President, and he said, among other … Continue reading →

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“Saved By The Gospel” (I Corinthians 15:1-5 sermon)

Posted on 2023/07/31 by Shawn Thomas

The word “gospel” gets used in a lot of different conversations: — Someone told me this week that one of their family members was in a “gospel music” group. — You could say of a minister: “he’s a gospel preacher.” … Continue reading →

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“Swimming Upstream” (Luke 1:57-66 sermon)

Posted on 2023/07/17 by Shawn Thomas

I was in a river canoeing one time, and it was shallow, and the current was pretty strong, so just for fun I decided to get out and see how far I could swim against the current. So I jumped … Continue reading →

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“Come Away & Rest” (Mark 6:30-31 sermon)

Posted on 2023/07/10 by Shawn Thomas

In the 1860’s, Mark Twain took a steamboat tour of Europe and the Holy Land. In his book, The Innocents Abroad, one of my favorite books, Twain wrote about his stop in Rome: “Afterward we walked up and down one … Continue reading →

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“The Church With An Open Door” (Revelation 3:7-13 sermon)

Posted on 2023/06/12 by Shawn Thomas

When Cheryl & I first began dating, she had been on “Cloud 9” for weeks. She had told everyone at her job at Jack’s Service Company in Oklahoma City about this great guy she was now with. They all said they … Continue reading →

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“The Glorious Vision” (Revelation 1:12-17 sermon)

Posted on 2023/03/27 by Shawn Thomas

George Washington was not only “the father of our country” and one of the greatest men in American history, he also LOOKED the part. Historian Ron Chernow writes: “People were transfixed by Washington’s lean, virile presence. … Washington had … Continue reading →

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“The Lord’s Day Message to John Your Brother” (Revelation 1:9-11 sermon)

Posted on 2023/03/20 by Shawn Thomas

About a month ago, February 8, an assistant soccer coach at a small Christian college got up to speak in chapel, gave his message and the invitation, and left the chapel. As he left he sent his wife a text: … Continue reading →

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“Jesus Christ: Who He Is, and What He Did” (Revelation 1:5 sermon)

Posted on 2023/02/27 by Shawn Thomas

In 1925, Bruce Barton wrote a book on Jesus Christ entitled, The Man Nobody Knows. He said he was tired of hearing Jesus portrayed as a wimpy, “milk toast” character, and he wanted to show America a Jesus for the … Continue reading →

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Revelation 1:3-5, “Comfort & Challenge”

Posted on 2023/02/20 by Shawn Thomas

Some of you can really relate to this thought: if you have a child who is in some ways both the greatest comfort and love in your life — but also in other very real ways, a great challenge to … Continue reading →

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“The Revelation of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 1:1-2 sermon)

Posted on 2023/02/13 by Shawn Thomas

In 1957, Jack Warner’s movie “The Spirit of St. Louis,” about Charles Lindbergh’s first-ever flight across the Atlantic Ocean, came out at the theaters. Interestingly, the real Charles Lindbergh took his wife Anne and their three youngest children to see … Continue reading →

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