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“Uncle Sam Needs YOU: To Be Salt & Light” (Matthew 5:13-16 sermon)

Posted on 2017/07/03 by Shawn Thomas

We’ve all seen the famous recruiting sign, “Uncle Sam needs YOU!” The truth is, Uncle Sam DOES need you: our country is in desperate need of you today. NOT necessarily to sign up for the military — though we do … Continue reading →

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“The King & The Disciples” (Matthew 5:1-2 sermon)

Posted on 2017/06/19 by Shawn Thomas

I have never in my lifetime seen the kind of vindictiveness expressed towards a president as we have seen evidenced towards President Trump: the hatred, lack of submission, people saying “He’s not my President”, etc. I was not a big … Continue reading →

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Disappointing Disciples

Posted on 2016/08/17 by Shawn Thomas

“I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” (Matthew 17:16) The man had brought his son to Jesus’ disciples, hoping that they might be able to heal him. But he was disappointed. “They could not cure … Continue reading →

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The Discipline of Service (I Peter 4:10 sermon)

Posted on 2015/06/15 by Shawn Thomas

In 1910 Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech in Paris, France, on the kind of people that is needed to make a great society. A paragraph from that speech has become famous: “It is not the critic who counts, nor the … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of the Word” (I Peter 2:1-3 sermon)

Posted on 2015/04/27 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached 4-26-15, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Morganton, NC) For years before his death in 2013, Pat Summerall broadcast NFL games and other sporting events on television. Many of you would recognize his voice to this day. Some of you also … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Discipling” (II Timothy 2:2 sermon)

Posted on 2014/11/03 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at First Baptist, Pauls Valley, OK 11-02-14) The group picture of Hayden Fry’s 1983 University of Iowa football team has become famous, not necessarily because of the games the team won, but because of what became of its coaching … Continue reading →

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