Tag Archives: Ephesians 1:11

“The Refiner’s Fire” (Malachi 3:1-4 sermon)

Posted on 2020/04/20 by Shawn Thomas

Ruth Bell Graham was the wife of the famous evangelist Billy Graham. Billy had of course garnered so much world-wide attention, having been seen on tv, and having written so many books, and so on — but after some years, … Continue reading →

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“Finding Comfort In God” (II Corinthians 7:6 sermon)

Posted on 2020/03/30 by Shawn Thomas

It was not my advance plan to preach two weeks in a row from this Book of II Corinthians. But last week, in the course of my regular daily Bible reading, God impressed me that the verse “we are the … Continue reading →

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“The Providence of God” (Genesis 37-50 sermon)

Posted on 2018/02/12 by Shawn Thomas

Christians have a different outlook than other people have. We believe in an unseen, almighty, all-wise God. So because of that, not only is our outlook different, but our vocabulary is different as well. Many people speak of “karma” or … Continue reading →

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Praying For Health & Prosperity?

Posted on 2017/02/15 by Shawn Thomas

“Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” (III John 2) From John’s prayer here which opens his third letter, it is evidently not WRONG to pray for … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged blessing, Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 1:3, health and wealth, II Corinthians 12:7-10, II Timothy 4:20, III John 2, prayer, prosperity gospel, thorn in the flesh | Leave a comment

Trusting Providence In A Fallen World (Matt. 2:13-23 sermon)

Posted on 2017/01/16 by Shawn Thomas

I hope that you are among those who had a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year — but I know that not everyone did. Our lives are often very difficult, and if you’ve never noticed, problems don’t usually take … Continue reading →

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It’s Not All About Us

Posted on 2016/11/28 by Shawn Thomas

“It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things … Continue reading →

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Not A Coincidence

Posted on 2014/07/21 by Shawn Thomas

In II Kings 8:1-6 we find the story of how the Shunnamite woman, whose son Elisha had raised from from the dead, had been gone from the land of Israel for 7 years during a famine, but was returning to … Continue reading →

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