Tag Archives: sin

“Your Most Important Prayer For Others” (Romans 10:1 sermon)

Posted on 2018/08/27 by Shawn Thomas

It’s usually a whole lot easier to pick on the sins of other people, instead of addressing our own. I remember years ago, when I was in seminary, watching an evangelist on television turn to the tv camera and say, … Continue reading →

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“Super Grace For Super Sinners” (Romans 5:20 sermon)

Posted on 2018/08/20 by Shawn Thomas

This week I read about a worship team that was meeting together, planning for upcoming services. They discussed using a certain song at the end of the service to encourage people to come forward and pray. But one woman on … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2018/07/09 by Shawn Thomas

Samuel Rutherford was a Puritan who pastored in Scotland in the 1600’s. He was persecuted by the government for his Biblical beliefs, and was banished from his church. Rutherford is noted for many things, including his famous “Letters” he wrote … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2018/05/28 by Shawn Thomas

What is the biggest problem you have? Most of us probably had something just come to mind. Maybe it is a health issue you have; or a relationship that is giving you trouble; or a financial burden; or a problem … Continue reading →

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Are You Shifting The Blame?

Posted on 2018/05/16 by Shawn Thomas

“The people spoke against God and Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.” (Numbers 21:5) Numbers 21:4 says … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, blame, blame game, blame-shifting, blaming God, Book of Numbers, confession, Numbers 21:5, relationships, shifting blame, sin, work relations | Leave a comment

“Testing The Fruit Of Your Salvation” (James 1:21-27 sermon)

Posted on 2018/05/14 by Shawn Thomas

For Mothers Day we got some things for Cheryl for the garden. She loves to garden outside — and I love to go out and walk through the garden with her for 5 minutes before I go inside to read! … Continue reading →

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“What Jesus Came To Do For You” (I Peter 3:18 sermon)

Posted on 2018/05/07 by Shawn Thomas

For the last several years, the social media platform “Twitter” has been gaining in popularity over “Facebook,” although the two are very different. One of the interesting things to see on Twitter is the biography that each person uses to … Continue reading →

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