Tag Archives: prayer

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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A Prayer For Grace

Posted on 2015/10/19 by Shawn Thomas

In Isaiah Chapter 33 we find a marvelous prayer from the lips of the prophet: :2 “O YHWH, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their (our) strength every morning.” When we break this verse down into … Continue reading →

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What No One Else Can Do

Posted on 2015/09/21 by Shawn Thomas

“… he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.” (Mark 5:4) Mark 5’s description of … Continue reading →

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Praying Through Romans 12

Posted on 2015/08/06 by Shawn Thomas

Handel’s “Messiah” is one of the great “musicals” if you will of all time, but most people know it for ONE song: the “Hallelujah” chorus. But there is other great music in it, notably the song “Worthy Is The Lamb”, … Continue reading →

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Praying For The Lost (Romans 10:1 sermon)

Posted on 2015/07/30 by Shawn Thomas

I was sitting in a small group lesson a few years ago, when the missionary who was leading it made what I felt like was an unusual request. She asked the students: “Can anyone name a verse in the Bible … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Gleanings (7-26-15)

Posted on 2015/07/26 by Shawn Thomas

Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Puritan pastor who was exiled for his faith. He spent much time writing others at home or in prison who struggled with their faith due to their circumstances. Below are some gleanings from this … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Fasting” (Ezra 8:21 sermon)

Posted on 2015/07/06 by Shawn Thomas

A Christian disciple from India came to the United States a few years ago, and made the tour of a number of our Baptist churches, both observing and speaking. After a few weeks, he asked a question of his host. … Continue reading →

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Praying for Salvation

Posted on 2015/07/02 by Shawn Thomas

Romans 10 is one of the greatest chapters in the word of God, and the Apostle Paul opens it by showing us one of the most important kinds of prayers we can pray:  “Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer … Continue reading →

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Draw Near To Listen

Posted on 2015/06/23 by Shawn Thomas

“Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools …” (Ecclesiastes 5:1)   Here is a good word for many of us: when we draw … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Evangelism” (Colossians 4:2-6 sermon)

Posted on 2015/06/22 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 6-21-15) Many of us have responded with shock and horror at the ISIS takeover of the good portions of two countries in the Middle East, with the beheadings and other atrocities they have perpetrated. … Continue reading →

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