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“The Model Prayer: Begin With Praise” (Matthew 6:9 sermon)

Posted on 2020/09/21 by Shawn Thomas

When the Revolutionary War was over and the United States became a new nation, our country appointed John Adams as its new ambassador to England. When he arrived in London, Adams was to make his first appearance before George III, … Continue reading →

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“Standing By The Cross” (John 19:25 message)

Posted on 2018/12/03 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite stories of the Civil War is of a Union officer whose unit was coming under particularly heavy fire from the Confederate cannon. Someone rode up to him and said they thought they knew why they were … Continue reading →

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“He Will Hold Me Fast” (John 10:27-29 sermon)

Posted on 2018/11/19 by Shawn Thomas

We have SO many blessings to count this Thanksgiving season, don’t we? But surely one of THE greatest blessings we have to give thanks for as God’s people, is the SECURITY of our salvation in Jesus Christ — that “HE will … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Continual (Spontaneous) Prayer” (Nehemiah 2:4 Sermon)

Posted on 2015/05/18 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Morganton, NC 5-17-15) Some of us were eating out a few years ago, and one of our friends was asking the blessing for our food, and he prayed a fairly long prayer. When … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Disciplines of Disciples" series, Discipleship, Sermons | Tagged Charles Spurgeon, continual prayer, I Thessalonians 5:17, Nehemiah 2:4 sermon, prayer, spontaneous prayer | 1 Comment

“The Discipline of Spontaneous Prayer” (Nehemiah 2:4 sermon)

Posted on 2014/09/15 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at First Baptist Pauls Valley, OK, 9-14-14 a.m.) Some of us were eating out a few years ago, and one of our friends was asking the blessing for our food, and he prayed a fairly long prayer. When he … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Disciplines of Disciples" series, Discipleship, Sermons | Tagged Charles Spurgeon, discipleship, I Thessalonians 5:17, Nehemiah 2:4, pray without ceasing, prayer, relationship with God, spontaneous prayer | 1 Comment

“What Real Faith Looks Like: Total Commitment” (James 1:6-8)

Posted on 2012/09/09 by Shawn Thomas

Cheryl and Michael & I were waiting in the drive through at Wendy’s the other day, and it looked like the people in front of us were having a difficult time making up their mind as to what they wanted … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Forgiveness

Posted on 2012/08/17 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 32:1 opens: “How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!” The world has an entirely different idea of what it means to be blessed. They would put it (whether stated or not) “How blessed is the RICH … Continue reading →

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Psalm 3:3 “Thou O Lord” Part III: “The Lifter of My Head”

Posted on 2012/08/05 by Shawn Thomas

The recent shootings in Aurora, Colorado are reminiscent of a similar tragedy over a year ago in Tuscon, Arizona. Former Philadelphia Phillies baseball manager Dallas Green lost his granddaughter in that Tucson shooting rampage, and afterwards, in a media interview, Green was asked how he … Continue reading →

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Psalm 3:3 “Thou, O Lord” Part II: “My Glory”

Posted on 2012/07/29 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite stories from the Civil War happened in a battle when a New York regiment was coming under heavy fire from the Confederate line. The colonel of an adjoining regiment came over to tell the leader of … Continue reading →

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“Acceptable in His Sight” (Psalm 19:11-14)

Posted on 2012/07/15 by Shawn Thomas

I listened to my favorite preacher, Mark Dever, the pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist in Washington, D.C., this morning, and he had a good word for me. In a message on James 1, Dever said that sometimes we can see some of God’s … Continue reading →

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