Tag Archives: Bible

When “Worship” Misses The Mark

Posted on 2018/03/22 by Shawn Thomas

“He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’” (Exodus 32:4) … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, church, church standards, creativity, Exodus 32:4, idolatry, regulative principle, worship | 2 Comments

Not Up For Negotiation

Posted on 2018/02/22 by Shawn Thomas

“Pharaoh callled for Moses and Aaron and said, ‘Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.’” (Exodus 8:25) That sounded like a logical compromise. Moses and Aaron had told Pharaoh that God had commanded them to go and worship Him … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged ambassadors for Christ, Bible, compromise, Exodus 8:25, God's word, II Corinthians 5:20, leadership, negotiation, word of God | Leave a comment

“What Is Man?”

Posted on 2018/01/15 by Shawn Thomas

“Men go to gape at mountain peaks, at the boundless tides of the sea, the broad sweep of rivers, the encircling ocean and the motions of the stars: and yet they leave themselves unnoticed; they do not marvel at themselves.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine/Theology, Sermons | Tagged accountability, anthropology, Bible, brevity of life, C.S. Lewis, Calvinism, choice, choices, commitment, creation, decision, depravity of man, doctrine of man, free will, freedom to choose, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3, Hebrews 9:27, Herman Melville Moby Dick, humankind, II Corinthians 5:10, II Corinthians 6:2, image of God, Imago Dei, Isaiah 40:6-7, Job 14, Job 14:4, judgment, judgment seat of Christ, life, man, mankind, Moby Dick blacksmith anvil, original sin, Proverbs 20:9, Psalm 103:15, Psalm 90:5, salvation, seed of woman, sin, sin nature, temptation, theology of man, time | Leave a comment

“In The Beginning, God” (Genesis 1:1 sermon)

Posted on 2018/01/08 by Shawn Thomas

Some books have such famous opening lines that many people can name them just from hearing the first words of the book. See if you can name some of these books from their first lines: — “It was the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Sermons | Tagged bara hebrew, Bertrand Russell life purpose, Bible, Bible genealogies, centrality of God, creation ex nihilo, cross of Christ, Deuteronomy 18:15, doctrine, egocentrism, Genesis, Genesis 12, Genesis 1:1, Genesis 3:15, Gregory of Nazianzus when I say God, heliocentrism, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53, John 1:3, John 3:16, Nietzsche deny God, protevangelium, Psaalm 110:1, Psalm 139, redemption, resurrection of Christ, Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life not about you, salvation, seed of woman, spontaneous creation, Stephen Hawking Grand Design, theocentrism, Trinity, Triune God, when I say God I mean Father Son Holy Spirit | 2 Comments

“Every Day With Jesus” in 2018 (Ezra 7:10 sermon)

Posted on 2018/01/02 by Shawn Thomas

A few weeks ago they came out with an interesting list of the books that people lie about reading, in order appear well-read: among them are George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, (42%), Tolstoy’s War and Peace (31%), James Joyce’s Ulysses (25%) … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Sermons | Tagged application, Bible, Bible Reading, Bible study, commitment, commitments, daily devotions, discipleship, Ezra 7:10, family Bible reading, Hudson Taylor, MasterLife, New Year commitment, quiet time, read through the Bible, scripture, social media, study, teach | 1 Comment

“For The Mouth of the Lord Hath Spoken It” (Isaiah 40:1-8 sermon)

Posted on 2017/12/11 by Shawn Thomas

A few weeks ago, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation which Martin Luther initiated when he questioned the unbiblical teachings of the church of his day. Emory University in Atlanta actually has a big collection of Lutheran … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Bible, Bible application, Bible Reading, Every Day With Jesus, God's word, inerrancy, Isaiah 40:1-8 sermon, Isaiah 53:6, prophecy, salvation, scripture, scriptures, substitionary atonement, the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, Tom Sawyer, Voltaire 100 years Bible, William Tyndale, word of God | 3 Comments

“The Narrow Way To Heaven” (Matthew 7:13-14 sermon)

Posted on 2017/10/23 by Shawn Thomas

A few years ago Cheryl & I were going to a big public event, and we were looking for the line to get in. We saw this one big crowded line, so we figured: That must be the one we … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine/Theology, Sermons | Tagged Acts 4:12, Bible, Christology, Cornelius Acts 10, doctrine, Eric Metaxas, eternal life, evangelism, giving, God's word, heaven, hell, Here I stand, hypothetical situations, I John 5:12, Jesus Christ, Jesus deity and humanity, Jesus only way, John 10:9, John 14:6, Martin Luther, Matthew 7:13-14 sermon, missions, missions giving, narrow way, narrow-minded, Noah, objective truth, offerings, one way, Oskar Schindler, Reformation, salvation, scripture, sola scriptura, the cross, truth, truth is narrow | 5 Comments

Written That You May Believe

Posted on 2017/09/25 by Shawn Thomas

“But these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31) John 20:31 is known as the “thesis” or purpose … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged belief, Bible, evangelism, evangelism methods, faith, Holy Spirit, John 20:31, Luke 16 rich man, Romans 10:17, salvation, scripture, witnessing, word of God | 3 Comments

Passing On The Word

Posted on 2017/08/21 by Shawn Thomas

“For the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.” (John 17:8) In His High Priestly prayer here … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Home & Family Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, child rearing, discipleship, family, God's word, home, John 17:8, preaching, scripture, teaching, truth | Leave a comment

God’s Pruning Instrument

Posted on 2017/08/04 by Shawn Thomas

“You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.” (John 15:3) When many of us think of “pruning” happening in our lives as Christians, we may immediately of trials that God allows — and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, discipleship, God's word, holiness, John 15:3, maturity, pruning, pruning instrument, sanctification, scripture, service, spiritual growth | 2 Comments