Tag Archives: G.K. Chesterton

“Little By Little” (Deuteronomy 7:22 sermon)

Posted on 2018/06/04 by Shawn Thomas

I have a friend whose dad recently passed away, and now he has to deal with all his dad’s “stuff”: here’s a photo he posted on Facebook of just ONE of the storage buildings of his dad’s stuff. Someone might … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged A.W. Tozer, Alive Again, baptism in the Holy Spirit, brick on brick, C.S. Lewis, Christian life, Christianity, cobweb on the soul, Deuteronomy 7:22, Emily Dickinson, Ephesians 1:13, Eugene Peterson, finances, G.K. Chesterton, George MacDonald, glorification, heaven, holiness, justification, justification sanctification glorification, Les Miserables, little by little, lottery, marriage, marriage counseling, patience, perseverance, Promised Land, Proverbs 24, reading, reading challenge, sanctification, sluggard, Tony Robbins, Victor Hugo, x + 1 | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Andrew Murray, baseball, Charles Spurgeon, Dallas Green, dysautonomia, G.K. Chesterton, He Brought Me Here, healing, Job, Orthodoxy, POTS, Psalm 3:3 sermon, religious art, salvation, salvation by grace, the lifter of my head, the serpent in the wilderness | 29 Comments

Quotes & Illustrations from G. K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy

Posted on 2012/06/05 by Shawn Thomas

Chesterton’s classic book is a gold mine of illustrations and quotes. Following are some I gleaned from my recent reading, arranged in alphabetical order – with my favorite “Laugh Out Loud” lines from the book at the end! Balance Man must … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermon Illustrations | Tagged change, freedom, G.K. Chesterton, Islam, Orthodoxy, quotes, sermon illustrations, testimony, tradition, Trinity | 6 Comments

“The Democracy of the Dead” (G.K. Chesterton)

Posted on 2012/06/03 by Shawn Thomas

Proverbs 11:14 is noted for its adage: “In abundance of counselors there is victory.” But there is a source of counsel that many in our proud age, which generally adheres to the credo that “newer is better”, neglect. Our generation is apt … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Doctrine/Theology, Ministry, Sermon Illustrations | Tagged "The Democracy of the Dead", counselors, G.K. Chesterton, Proverbs 14:11, the value of tradition, tradition, wise counsel | 2 Comments

Destructive Self-Confidence (G.K. Chesterton story)

Posted on 2012/05/31 by Shawn Thomas

“Once I remember walking with a prosperous publisher, who made a remark which I had often heard before; it is, indeed, almost a motto of the modern world. Yet I had heard it once too often, and I saw suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Sermon Illustrations | Tagged G.K. Chesterton, humility, Matthew 5:3, Orthodoxy, poor in spirit, self-confidence | 4 Comments