Tag Archives: Apostle Paul

“We Are All A Mixed Bag” (Luke 10:38-42 sermon)

Posted on 2020/08/24 by Shawn Thomas

One of the controversies that has engulfed our country the last months has been regarding statues in different parts of our country, of people who had something in their past which is offensive to some people today. For example, Thomas … Continue reading →

Posted in Luke 10:38-42 Mary & Martha series, Sermons | Tagged Apostle Paul, Christ sinless, Christopher Columbus, church family, church members, church staff, depravity of man, discernment, Donald Trump, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Dr. Lydgate Rosamund, evaluating sermons, flaws, friends, George Eliot, George Washington, George Washington anger, George Washington slavery, Hebrews 4:15, I Corinthians 13, II Corinthians 5:21, image of God, Imago Dei, Joe Biden, Love is patient, Luke 10:38-42, marriage, Martin Luther King Jr., Mary and Martha, Max Barnett, Middlemarch, ministers, no perfect candidate, pastors, perfect womanhood, Peter, Pharisee Luke 18, plan of salvation, political candidates, politics, Psalm 14, relationships, Romans 7, salvation, sin, sin nature, soulmate, statue controversy, the best person you know is fatally flawed, Thomas Jefferson, We Are All A Mixed Bag | Leave a comment

“The People of Joy” (Philippians 1:1-2 sermon)

Posted on 2020/02/10 by Shawn Thomas

A few weeks ago I mentioned Hudson Taylor, who began a great mission work in China in the 1800’s. While he was there, the work was difficult, and funds were getting low, but he reported to one of his friends … Continue reading →

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“The Misplaced Passion of Spectator Religion” (Jonah 4 sermon)

Posted on 2018/06/18 by Shawn Thomas

On this Father’s Day, many of us are remembering our dads — whether they are still with us, or like my dad, have gone on to be with the Lord. I can remember my father sitting in his recliner, watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Amos, Apostle Paul, armchair religion, Charles DIckens, Christianity, church, clergy laity divide, comfort, compassion, convenience, critic, cruise ship or battleship?, disciples, discipleship, Ephesians 4:11-12, evaluate, Fathers Day, gifts, grieve, Holy Spirit, I Corinthians 12:7, Jonah, Jonah 4, La-z-boy Christianity, Marquis St. Evremonde, Matthew 26:58, Matthew 5:4, mercy, ministry, mission, mourn, Nineveh, passion, religion, Romans 10:1, salvation, service, spectator, spectator Christianity, spectator religion, spiritual gifts, Tale of Two Cities, worship, worship services | Leave a comment

Paul’s “Theology 101”

Posted on 2018/03/20 by Shawn Thomas

The Apostle Paul preached at Mars Hill has been criticized by some for not being directly based upon the Old Testament scriptures. But upon further inspection it is an amazing compendium of knowledge about the One True God. Notice what … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Doctrine/Theology | Tagged "Sovereignty of God", Acts 17:23-31, Apostle Paul, doctrine of God, God, God judge, God mercy, God the Father, holiness of God, immanence, omnipotence of God, Omnipotent, Providence of God, sufficiency of God, teaching, theology, theology 101, theology of God, transcendence | Leave a comment

“This Is My Story: The Apostle Paul” (Philippians 3:3-9 sermon)

Posted on 2015/11/16 by Shawn Thomas

For the last 50 years of the 20th century, Anthony Flew, professor of philosophy at Reading University in England, had been one of the world’s most influential atheists. But in December of 2004, Flew made news by announcing that “it … Continue reading →

Posted in "This Is My Story" sermon series, Sermons | Tagged Acts 22:1-16, Anthony Flew, Apostle Paul, baptism, communion, confirmation, heritage, imputed righteousness, justification, Philippians 3:3-9, righteousness, rites, rituals, salvation, salvation by works, testimony, wedding clothes, wedding feast parable, works | 2 Comments

Paul on Decision-Making, Part III

Posted on 2015/10/27 by Shawn Thomas

“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (I Corinthians 10:31) In the book of I Corinthians, the Apostle Paul shares several “nuggets” of truth which can help us in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged advice, Apostle Paul, decision making, decisions, God's will, I Corinthians 10:24, I Corinthians 10:31, I Corinthians 8:6, I Corinthians 9:23 | Leave a comment

Servants, Not Lords

Posted on 2014/04/07 by Shawn Thomas

In Colossians 1:23 the Apostle Paul writes about “the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a servant.” The description Paul gave of himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged Apostle Paul, authority, Colossians 1:23, diaconos, Matthew 20:25-26, minister, ministry, servant, service | 2 Comments