Tag Archives: the cross

“Standing By The Cross” (John 19:25 message)

Posted on 2018/12/03 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite stories of the Civil War is of a Union officer whose unit was coming under particularly heavy fire from the Confederate cannon. Someone rode up to him and said they thought they knew why they were … 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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Jehovah Jireh My Provider

Posted on 2018/01/30 by Shawn Thomas

“Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, ‘In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.’’ (Genesis 22:14) ”The Lord will provide” Abraham said. In Hebrew this is … Continue reading →

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“The Narrow Way To Heaven” (Matthew 7:13-14 sermon)

Posted on 2017/10/23 by Shawn Thomas

A few years ago Cheryl & I were going to a big public event, and we were looking for the line to get in. We saw this one big crowded line, so we figured: That must be the one we … Continue reading →

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Illustrations from Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad

Posted on 2014/10/21 by Shawn Thomas

Not long after the Civil War, Mark Twain joined a steamship tour of Europe and the Holy Land. His entertaining book, The Innocents Abroad, chronicles the journey in a way only Twain could. Punctuated liberally with sarcasm and irony, the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: the cross

“Standing By The Cross” (John 19:25 message)

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

Jehovah Jireh My Provider

“The Narrow Way To Heaven” (Matthew 7:13-14 sermon)

Illustrations from Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad

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