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“Brother, Worker, Soldier” (Philippians 2:19-30 message)

Posted on 2021/07/12 by Shawn Thomas

Those of you who are on social media know that often a person will put on their home page a brief description of themselves, often with just a series of words, saying something like, “Christian, mother of 3, blogger”, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Philippians sermons, Sermons | Tagged adoption into family of God, battle stations, brother, brother in Christ, brother worker soldier, church, commitment, commitment level in church, difference in worker and soldier, discipleship, Epaphroditus, Ephesians 2:12-13, fellow soldier, fellow worker, gifts for service, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit gift, I Corinthians 12:7, Meggie Hixson Kigoma Tanzania, Philippians 2:19-30 sermon, Romans 8:15, sacrifice, salvation, service, soldier, Timothy, total commitment, war, worker | Leave a comment

“The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make This Christmas” (I Peter 4:12-19 sermon)

Posted on 2019/12/02 by Shawn Thomas

In England in 1938 no one wanted to face the reality that Germany was about to go to war. Many historians criticize British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who tried to “appease” the Germans, and failed to lead England to get … Continue reading →

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“How Should We Then Live?” (I Peter 1:13 sermon)

Posted on 2019/05/28 by Shawn Thomas

Years ago when I was in seminary, we watched a video series based on a book by Francis Schaefer, a legendary Christian philosopher, called, “How Should We Then Live?” The point of the series was, that becoming a Christian isn’t … Continue reading →

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“Put The Sword Into The Sheath”

Posted on 2017/09/04 by Shawn Thomas

“So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?” (John 18:11) Jesus spoke these words in response to the actions of Peter in :10, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Uncategorized | Tagged boycott, Christianity, Islam, Islam or the sword, John 18:11, love your enemies, Matthew 5:44, non-violence, policy, politics, sword, war | Leave a comment

There’s Always A Tobiah

Posted on 2014/10/09 by Shawn Thomas

Things were going great for Nehemiah; he had told the king about how Jerusalem was in ruins, had prayed and made his request, and the king granted him all that he wanted. Then Nehemiah headed towards the holy city, accompanied … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged Christian life, enemies, heaven, Nehemiah 2:10, rest, Sanballat, Tobiah, war | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: war

“Brother, Worker, Soldier” (Philippians 2:19-30 message)

“The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make This Christmas” (I Peter 4:12-19 sermon)

“How Should We Then Live?” (I Peter 1:13 sermon)

“Put The Sword Into The Sheath”

There’s Always A Tobiah

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