Tag Archives: salvation

“For All Of Us” (Isaiah 53:6 sermon)

Posted on 2022/08/08 by Shawn Thomas

I remember when I was a boy, growing up at the First Baptist Church of Harrah, Oklahoma, our pastor (Hoyt Aduddell) had just preached one of those messages that sticks with you for some reason. The reason this particular message … Continue reading →

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“Ambassadors For Christ” (II Corinthians 5:20 sermon)

Posted on 2022/08/01 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite books I read last year was a biography of John Hay, who is little known today, but he was one of the great men of the 1800’s. He began as a secretary for Abraham Lincoln, and … Continue reading →

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“Warnings From The Wilderness” (I Cor. 10 sermon)

Posted on 2022/07/25 by Shawn Thomas

On the coastline of Japan, there is a little village called Aneyoshi. On a certain spot in the town, there is an ancient stone tablet, engraved with a somber warning: “Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build … Continue reading →

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“The Gospel of Glory” (II Thessalonians 2:14 sermon)

Posted on 2022/07/11 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite pastors from history is Samuel Rutherford, a Puritan who pastored in Scotland in the 1600’s. He was persecuted by the government for his Biblical beliefs, and for a time was banished from his church. Rutherford is … Continue reading →

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“The Answer To The Biggest Problem You Have” (Luke 5:17-26)

Posted on 2022/05/23 by Shawn Thomas

What if I told you this morning that I know the answer to the biggest problem you have? Some problem just jumped to the front of your mind, didn’t it? “You have the answer to THAT?!” If you’re like me … Continue reading →

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“The Backslider In Heart” (Proverbs 14:14 sermon)

Posted on 2022/05/09 by Shawn Thomas

It’s about 380 A.D., and Monica was at church, praying for her son. This was nothing new for her. She had been praying for her son for over ten years. She’d brought him up to know the Lord. He was … Continue reading →

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“Grace That Is Greater Than The Inexcusable” (Mark 14:32-42 sermon)

Posted on 2022/04/25 by Shawn Thomas

C.S. Lewis once wrote “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” That is a great statement, and it can very convicting about our attitude and practice towards others — but … Continue reading →

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“The A-B-Cs of Salvation in Leviticus 1:1-4”

Posted on 2022/04/11 by Shawn Thomas

One of the most difficult things for me on my recent mission trip to Bulgaria was the language. I am typically fairly good at languages, and when I go on mission trips I can usually speak some of the language … Continue reading →

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“A Kingdom of Priests” (Exodus 19:6 sermon)

Posted on 2022/03/07 by Shawn Thomas

This week I read an article about a Boston (Catholic) University student named Robert LeBlanc, who went to college, like a lot of young people do, with dreams of one day getting married, having children and setting up a family. … Continue reading →

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“A Divine Appointment” (Acts 8:26-40 sermon)

Posted on 2022/02/28 by Shawn Thomas

In 2014 Cheryl & I were living in Norman, Oklahoma while I was recuperating from illness that had caused me to resign my pastorate in Louisiana. One winter afternoon about 4:00 I suddenly had a strong urge to go out … Continue reading →

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