A Southern Baptist pastor for almost 35 years, I currently serve as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, Texas, and post my weekly sermons on this site, as well as a brief overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson.
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Top Posts & Pages
- Teacher's Overview: Lifeway "Explore the Bible" John 14:16-29 "Peace I Leave"
- Teacher's Overview: Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson, John 13:31-14:6, "I Will Come Again"
- "This Is My Story: The Man Born Blind" (John 9 sermon)
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon)
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "The Lord's Day Message to John Your Brother" (Revelation 1:9-11 sermon)
- "This Is My Story: The Gerasene Demoniac" (Mark 5:1-20 sermon)
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- "The Disciplines of Disciples" series
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- Beatitudes Series 2020 FBCA
- Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like
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Tag Archives: Bible studies
The God They Didn’t Warn You About!
“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger. For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, and Your hand has pressed down upon me.” (Psalm 38:1-2) “Rebuke … wrath … burning anger … Continue reading
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Your First Word of the Day
I suppose a Monday morning “start of the week” blog is as good a time as any to publish some thoughts I have harbored for some time. Several years ago I began writing daily devotionals at shawnethomas.com, in the hopes … Continue reading
“4 ‘MUSTS’ For Spiritual Growth” (I Peter 2:1-3 sermon)
On Sunday morning, December 7th, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Washington called General Douglas MacArthur, who was in charge of the Philippines, to tell him about the attack, and that they would undoubtedly be next. William Manchester, author of … Continue reading →