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“Dying, Yet Being Renewed” (II Corinthians 4:16 sermon)

Posted on 2020/07/13 by Shawn Thomas

Writing at age 75, mystery writer Agatha Christie observed: “With every year that passes, something has to be crossed off (my) list of pleasures. Long walks are off, and alas, bathing in the sea; fillet steaks and apples and raw … Continue reading →

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“Coming Back To Worship ‘In The Spirit'” (Luke 2:27 sermon)

Posted on 2020/05/18 by Shawn Thomas

It’s good to see people starting to come back and participate in our worship services again — it’s been growing over the last 2-3 weeks, and hopefully that will continue. But many are suggesting that we won’t ever get back … Continue reading →

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He Will Convict

Posted on 2017/08/14 by Shawn Thomas

“And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8) The word “He” in this verse is important for a couple of reasons:

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A Triune Comfort

Posted on 2017/07/27 by Shawn Thomas

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever.” (John 14:16) Jesus, knowing that His disciples were grieved by His impending departure from this world, comforts them with the promise … Continue reading →

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Two Inseparable Elements of Genuine Worship

Posted on 2017/04/10 by Shawn Thomas

“But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.” (John 4:23) This is the same “hour is coming” Jesus … Continue reading →

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Worship Isn’t A Matter of Geography

Posted on 2017/04/07 by Shawn Thomas

“Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.” (John 4:21) Jesus’ statement to the woman at Jacob’s well in Samaria should not be lost … Continue reading →

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A Foundational Lesson About God And Worship

Posted on 2017/04/06 by Shawn Thomas

“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Here Jesus teaches the Samaritan woman, and every one of us who reads the inspired record of her conversation with Him, something about God … Continue reading →

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Trusting The Potter’s Hands (Genesis 2:7-8 sermon)

Posted on 2016/04/18 by Shawn Thomas

Sometimes you will hear a person described as a “self-made man”. I know what they are talking about when they describe someone that way: they mean that they didn’t begin life with a fortune; that they worked their way “up … Continue reading →

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Looking Past The Surface

Posted on 2016/03/07 by Shawn Thomas

“You are looking at things as they are outwardly.” (II Corinthians 10:7) Many of the Corinthians evidently didn’t think much of the Apostle Paul. He wasn’t very “impressive” outwardly: verse 10 says that many of them were saying, “His personal … Continue reading →

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