Tag Archives: holiness

Your Foremost Concern Today

Posted on 2016/09/13 by Shawn Thomas

“This is the great and foremost commandment.” (Matthew 22:38) What is your greatest concern today? If there were ONE thing you could accomplish, which would cause you to consider this day a success, what would it be?  Jesus gives us … Continue reading →

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“Three Fruits of Christian Maturity” (Phil. 1:7-11 sermon)

Posted on 2016/09/04 by Shawn Thomas

Cheryl & I had to laugh three years ago, as we watched our son-in-law (who is probably about as mechanically inclined as I am, which isn’t saying very much!) try to put together a baby swing in the living room … Continue reading →

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How A Christian Responds to God’s Deliverance

Posted on 2016/02/17 by Shawn Thomas

“Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.” (Psalm 6:8) It should be instructive to us that David’s response to God answering his desperate prayer was holiness, and not libertinism. … Continue reading →

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Day By Day

Posted on 2016/02/05 by Shawn Thomas

In II Corinthians 4:16, the Apostle Paul wrote: “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, our inner man is being renewed day by day.” We looked previously at how a Christian does not become … Continue reading →

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The Process

Posted on 2016/02/04 by Shawn Thomas

“Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.” (II Corinthians 4:16) The first part of this verse describes how a believer need not lose heart … Continue reading →

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Prayer + Purity = Power

Posted on 2016/01/26 by Shawn Thomas

In II Corinthians 4:7, the Apostle Paul speaks of “the surpassing greatness of the power” that is in the life of a Christian, even though in and of themselves they are merely an “earthen vessel.”  In other words, God manifests … Continue reading →

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“The Holy People”

Posted on 2016/01/21 by Shawn Thomas

In Isaiah 62, God promises that one day He will restore His scattered people; that although they are now “desolate” and “forsaken” (:6) they will become “a praise on the earth” (:7).  But it is notable what the last verse … Continue reading →

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Consecration Today For Wonders Tomorrow (Joshua 3:5 sermon)

Posted on 2015/11/30 by Shawn Thomas

After months of waiting, this week it is finally here! Starting this Friday Pleasant Ridge will be presenting our Christmas musical “The Grinch” downtown at the CoMMA. It is a major production, and preparations have been made for months in … Continue reading →

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Overcome By Evil?

Posted on 2015/08/14 by Shawn Thomas

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21) Coming on the heels of the admonition not to take your own revenge, but to leave room for God’s wrath, this verse reminds us that there is … Continue reading →

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Legalism & “Renewing Your Mind”

Posted on 2015/07/21 by Shawn Thomas

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2) One of … Continue reading →

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