Tag Archives: love

“The News About Jesus” (Matthew 4:24-25 sermon)

Posted on 2017/06/12 by Shawn Thomas

Last Wednesday I got an email from one of our members: “Did you hear the news about Bob Stoops?” The head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners — my favorite college football team — had suddenly and surprisingly announced his retirement … Continue reading →

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The One Jesus Loves

Posted on 2017/05/30 by Shawn Thomas

“So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” (John 11:3) What an amazing little sentence the sisters’ call for help was: “Behold, he whom You love is sick.” One of the striking … Continue reading →

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Using People

Posted on 2017/05/11 by Shawn Thomas

“The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, ‘Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.’” (John 8:3-4) One … Continue reading →

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“The Worst Trade Ever” (Matthew 4:10 sermon)

Posted on 2017/04/10 by Shawn Thomas

With baseball season starting this week, I was reading an article on the worst trades in baseball history. There were a number of contenders, but I have to agree with the one they identified as the worst: On December 26, … Continue reading →

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The Love Relationship

Posted on 2017/04/04 by Shawn Thomas

“The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.” (John 3:35) Mahatma Gandhi, typical of the Eastern religious perspective, described God as a “force.” But we see no such impersonal description of God in scripture. Here … Continue reading →

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“His Marvelous Love In A Besieged City”

Posted on 2017/02/20 by Shawn Thomas

“Blessed be the LORD, for He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.” (Psalm 31:21) Here David praises God for ministering to him, even in an extremely difficult time in his life. He said he was … Continue reading →

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“The Servant & The Savior” (Matthew 3:11 sermon)

Posted on 2017/02/14 by Shawn Thomas

Several years ago, one of my sisters was attending a missions banquet, and she heard that the President of our Southern Baptist International Mission Board was going to be in attendance, so she was looking forward to meeting him. She … Continue reading →

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Loving In Truth

Posted on 2017/02/14 by Shawn Thomas

“The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.” (III John 1) It was for no light reason that the Spirit of God inspired John to add these words, “in truth” to this opening verse of his third … Continue reading →

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Your Most Important Duty In The Church

Posted on 2017/02/07 by Shawn Thomas

“The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth;” (II John 1) The second and third epistles of John are generally much less appreciated and referenced than the first. Although I John is a penetrating … Continue reading →

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Love & The Commandments

Posted on 2017/02/02 by Shawn Thomas

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.” (I John 5:3) There is a fallacy in the thinking of many people, that there is a distinction between the “love” of … Continue reading →

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