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“Suffering Servant/Glorious King: His Substitutionary Atonement” (Isaiah 53:4 sermon)

Posted on 2024/02/05 by Shawn Thomas

In Charles Dickens’ famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities, he writes of two men who, although they looked very similar, and both loved the same young lady, but they were very different in character. Sidney Carton was a man … Continue reading →

Teacher’s Overview: Genesis 11:1-9, Lifeway “Explore the Bible” lesson for 1/28/24

Posted on 2024/01/20 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 11:1-9, “Stalled,” for January 28, 2024. A video version of this lesson is available on YouTube at: INTRODUCTION In 2011 NBC … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 8:10-22, “Land!”

Posted on 2024/01/06 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 8:10-22 for Sunday, January 14, 2024, with the title, “Land!” A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRO: ??? Can you … Continue reading →

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Teachers’ Overview of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 6 & 7, “Judgment”

Posted on 2023/12/30 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson on Genesis 6:13-22, 7:20-24 for Sunday, January 7, 2023, with the title of “Judgment.” A video version of this overview is available on … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview: Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 4:1-5, “The First Murder”

Posted on 2023/12/19 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 4:1-15 with the title of “The First Murder” for Sun. Dec. 31, 2023. A video version of this overview is available … Continue reading →

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“The LORD in His Holy Temple” (Habakkuk 2:12-20 sermon)

Posted on 2023/11/13 by Shawn Thomas

Virtually everyone in our country knows George Washington, our first, and one of our greatest presidents of the United States. Washington had a very charismatic demeanor about him. Men who were fleeing in battle would suddenly turn around and face … Continue reading →

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“Ungodly Appetites” (Habakkuk 2:5+ sermon)

Posted on 2023/10/30 by Shawn Thomas

In Leonia, New Jersey, a few years ago, a man was arrested for stealing a truck of Snapple beverages. After they investigated, it turned out that he had previously worked for Snapple, and had been fired from his job for … Continue reading →

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“The Word That Sustains In Difficult Days” (Habakkuk 2:1-3 sermon)

Posted on 2023/10/02 by Shawn Thomas

After my dad passed away, I got a couple of his Ernest Hemingway books which he liked to read. In one of those books Hemingway wrote: “You know what a classic is, don’t you? A book that everyone mentions and … Continue reading →

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“The God Who Reigns in Evil Days” (Habakkuk 1:12 sermon)

Posted on 2023/09/25 by Shawn Thomas

Years ago someone I knew had lost a loved one in a tragedy, and a friend of theirs asked them: “How do you manage to still look to God in a time like this?” They said, “In a time like … Continue reading →

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“Faith Under Trial: Living in a Nation Under Condemnation” (Habakkuk 1:1-13 sermon)

Posted on 2023/09/18 by Shawn Thomas

In David Platt’s book Radical, he writes about how on a mission trip he visited with a group of believers in Southeast Asia. He said they had to disguise themselves to meet, and come in one or two at a … Continue reading →

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