Tag Archives: II Corinthians 13:5

“Immanuel: God is With Us” (Matthew 1:23 sermon)

Posted on 2024/12/23 by Shawn Thomas

In David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Harry Truman, he writes about “This first Truman to reach Jackson County … Anderson Shipp Truman … was slight, gentle, soft-spoken, thirty years old, and without prospects. Nevertheless, Mary Jane Holmes, who … Continue reading →

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“The Fruits of Righteousness” (James 3:13-18 sermon)

Posted on 2024/11/11 by Shawn Thomas

I am not much of a “tree expert” at all. I know some people can just look at a tree and say, “Oh that’s a such-and-such tree …” but I have never been able to do that. I could probably … Continue reading →

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“Enemies of the Cross” (Philippians 3:18 sermon)

Posted on 2021/09/12 by Shawn Thomas

A few weeks ago, this July, a large cross that stood at the top of Mt. Tzouhalem (zoo-HAY-lem), a popular lookout spot on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, was cut down overnight, and removed from the area. No one … Continue reading →

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“The Spirit We Need” (Matthew 3:11 message)

Posted on 2017/02/20 by Shawn Thomas

One day last week, a woman posted a comment on my blog on the internet. She wrote: “Shawn, I was looking at your work “being poured out as a drink offering”. I am a Christian who have received the baptism … Continue reading →

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Who Is “The Greatest”?

Posted on 2016/08/23 by Shawn Thomas

“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?’” (Matthew 18:1) We might do well to ask why the scripture tells us that it was “at THAT time” that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Uncategorized | Tagged child, greatness, humility, II Corinthians 13:5, kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 20:25-28, salvation, servant, service, who is greatest? | Leave a comment

Tests of Salvation

Posted on 2015/06/09 by Shawn Thomas

Are you really saved? Several passages of scripture offer us tests of salvation; indicators of whether one has genuinely been converted. One of those texts is Romans Chapter 8. Multiple verses in the chapter describe the person for whom “There … Continue reading →

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A Sobering Self-Deception

Posted on 2015/06/02 by Shawn Thomas

“There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, yet is not washed from his filthiness.” (Proverbs 30:12) This is a good reminder that just because a person “thinks” something is so, or “feels” that something is so, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged forgiveness, II Corinthians 13:5, Proverbs 30:12, salvation, self-deceit | Leave a comment