Tag Archives: feelings

“How To Run The Christian Race” (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)

Posted on 2022/10/17 by Shawn Thomas

For most of my adult like I ran for exercise, although I was never very fast. When we lived in Tulsa back in the 1990’s (when I was in my 30’s) I was probably in the best shape of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Sermons | Tagged Amy Grant Faith Walking People, Bible Reading, bitterness, Box Hill, Cherry Street Mile Tulsa, Christian life, Christian life not a sprint, Christian race, daily devotions, discipleship, endurance, England trip, entanglements, faith, feelings, fix your eyes on Jesus, forgiveness, friends, George Washington Delaware, Hebrews 12:1-2, holiness, ministry, not a sprint a marathon, one foot in front of the other, PE run, Peter what about this man, running, salvation, sanctification, say goodbye to the feelings, sin, two masters, your race | 2 Comments

“The World, The Flesh, and the Devil” (James 3:15 sermon)

Posted on 2022/05/16 by Shawn Thomas

Cheryl & I have a family “Messenger Chat” with our kids, so we can keep posted on all our goings on in the family, and we often send pictures back and forth. It’s really one of the best things we … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like, Home & Family Life, Sermons | Tagged Am I A Soldier of the Cross?, balanced view of demons, Book of Common Prayer world flesh devil, C.S. Lewis devil anesthetic, church, Commodore Perry we have met the enemy, culture, demonic, demons, epe geios, Ephesians 2:1-3 world flesh devil, Ephesians 6 spiritual armor, Ephesians 6:12, Ephesians 6:13, feelings, I Corinthians 2:14, I don't feel like, I feel like, I John 4:4, intercessory prayer, is this vile world a friend to grace, James 1:13-14, James 3:15, James 4:1, kids and church, media, Peter Bezich World War II, prayer, praying for your family, Romans 7 Apostle Paul, sniper, spiritual enemies, spiritual protection, spiritual warfare, Studs Terkel World War II, technology, the devil, the flesh, the world, the world the flesh the devil, time, Walt Kelly Pogo we have met the enemy and he is us, world flesh devil, world system | 3 Comments

“What Are You Living For?” (I Peter 4:1-6 sermon)

Posted on 2019/11/18 by Shawn Thomas

Sir Winston Churchill had an amazing career as an English politician, Prime Minister and world leader – he is consistently listed by historians as one of the top 2 or 3 most important people of the 20th century. But reading … Continue reading →

Posted in I Peter sermons, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged ark of salvation, Bible, Biblical values, Christian suffering, decisions, devotions, drink, dysautonomia, eat drink and be merry, feel like doing, feelings, food, gospel, heaven, holiness, homosexuality, I Corinthians 6:9-11, I John 2:16, I Peter 4:1-6 sermon, I Peter suffering, idolatry, Israel Babylonian Captivity, Jesus Christ, Jesus does not leave you as you are, John 5:14, John 8 woman, John 9 bling man, judgment, just as we are, lust, lusts of men, lusts of the world, morality, morning quiet time, motivation, POTS, Psalm 119:67, purification of suffering, purificaton, purpose, repent, repentance, salvation, Same sex marriage, sanctification, scripture, sin, sin and suffering, suffer, suffering, suffering purifies, time, will of God, Winston Churchill, wrong side of eternity, wrong side of history | 3 Comments

“A Pastor’s Farewell” (Acts 20 sermon)

Posted on 2019/01/28 by Shawn Thomas

Cheryl & I want to thank you for the last 4 years we have been allowed to serve at Pleasant Ridge. It is very difficult to say farewell to people with whom we’ve ministered and loved and been loved — … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Ministry, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged A Pastor's Farewell, Acts 20, Acts 20:21, Amy Grant Faith Walking People, asking Jesus into your heart, assurance, Baptist Faith & Message 2000, church, church family, church membership class, confidence, daily Bible reading, devotional time, devotions, doctrine, faith, false teachers, farewell, father, feelings, goodbye, gospel, II TImothy 1:12, intercessory prayer, legalism, ministry, Nominating Committee, Now I commend you to God, pastor, pastor elder overseer, pastor search committee, people, prayer, praying for children, praying for loved ones, quiet time, repentance, repentance and faith, salvation, service, sin, soul, trust, works salvation | 4 Comments

Assurance For The Doubter

Posted on 2017/01/18 by Shawn Thomas

“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him in whatever our heart condemns us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged assurance of salvation, doubts, Ephesians 2:8-9, faith, feelings, I John 3:18-20, works | Leave a comment

What Is Love?

Posted on 2017/01/16 by Shawn Thomas

“We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (I John 3:16) Everyone has some idea of what love is: songs and poems have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged brotherly love, feelings, giving, I John 3:16, John 3:16, love, sacrifice, true love | Leave a comment

Sum-pathos

Posted on 2015/08/04 by Shawn Thomas

“Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” (Romans 12:15) This verse reminds us that God intends for us to share the joys and pains of the members of our church family. This is no “formal”, casual … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged church, feelings, fellowship, Romans 12:15, sum-pathos, sympathy | Leave a comment