A Southern Baptist pastor for almost 35 years, I currently serve as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, Texas, and post my weekly sermons on this site, as well as a brief overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson.
Tag Archives: Peter Brown Augustine
“Discovering FBCA” (Membership class) Session #1: “Discovering the Basics”
About 300 A.D., a man named Marius Victorinus told a friend of his by the name of Simplicianus that he was now a Christian. He said he wasn’t going to church, and wasn’t going to tell anyone about it, but … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Discovering FBCA Membership class lessons, Doctrine/Theology, Sermons
Tagged Augustine Confessions, baptism by immersion, baptism in the Triune Name, baptism sprinkling, baptism symbolic, church membership class, church membership covenant, church mission statement, Discovering First Baptist Church membership class, Discovering the Basics, First Baptist Church Angleton, History of First Baptist Church Angleton, infant baptism, Marius Victorinus, membership class, new member class, Pastor John Shepard First Baptist Church Angleton, Peter Brown Augustine, Rodney Bowman First Baptist Church Angleton God's Vision in Actiion, scriptural baptism, Shawn Thomas pastor First Baptist Church Angleton, Simplicianus, the gospel, why a new church member class
Leave a comment
“Martha & Jesus: A Christian Allegory” (Luke 10:38-42 sermon)
One of the most famous allegories in history is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. An “allegory” is where some character or symbol represents something else. In Pilgrim’s Progress (which is perhaps a rather “thin” allegory) the main character of Bunyan’s novel … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Luke 10:38-42 Mary & Martha series, Sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged allegory, analogy, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson baby christening, asking Jesus in your heart, attitudes, Augustine conversion, Augustine spiritual growth, baptism, busy-ness, Christian allegory, consecration, conviction of Holy Spirit, daily devotions, daily quiet time, devotions, discipleship, Holy Spirit, home remodeling, infant baptism, Jesus in your life, Lazarus John 11, Luke 10:38-42, Martha and Jesus, Mary and Martha, personal salvation, Peter Brown Augustine, Pilgrim's Progress, priorities, process of sanctification, relationships, Saint Augustine, salvation, sanctification, schedule, sinners prayer, worship
2 Comments
shawnethomas 