Tag Archives: witness

“Opportunities For The Gospel” (Colossians 4:2-6 sermon)

Posted on 2018/10/01 by Shawn Thomas

Well, most of the church has probably heard about it by now, but in case you haven’t: I had a missed opportunity at our church senior adult cookout last week. I showed up at 6:00 last Saturday night, which was … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2018/08/06 by Shawn Thomas

According to a recent article in Politico magazine, the American ambassador to Germany is not the most popular man in that country today. In fact, he is very unpopular. But part of the problem is the fact that he is … Continue reading →

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Do You Appreciate God’s Word?

Posted on 2018/04/11 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 119 is an acrositc. It is composed of 22 sections of 8 verses each, the verses of each section beginning with one letter of the Hebrew alphabet. So :1-8 all began with the Hebrew letter Aleph; verses 9-16 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, Bible Reading, Bible study, delight, God's word, Hebrew, joy, meditation on scripture, Psalm 119, Psalm 119:9-16, scripture, scripture memory, the Law of the Lord, witness | Leave a comment

“The Providence of God” (Genesis 37-50 sermon)

Posted on 2018/02/12 by Shawn Thomas

Christians have a different outlook than other people have. We believe in an unseen, almighty, all-wise God. So because of that, not only is our outlook different, but our vocabulary is different as well. Many people speak of “karma” or … Continue reading →

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The Stumbling Block of the Cross

Posted on 2017/11/13 by Shawn Thomas

“But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.” (Galatians 5:11) Paul makes it clear in this verse, that it is the cross of Jesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship | Tagged church, cross, cross of Christ, cross stumbling block, evangelism, Galatians 5:11, gospel, message of the cross, personal witness, witness | Leave a comment

Jesus Christ Crucified

Posted on 2017/10/24 by Shawn Thomas

You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?” (Galatians 3:1) In his rebuke to the Galatians, Paul references the central theme of the Gospel that he had shared with them, which … Continue reading →

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A Time For Certainty

Posted on 2017/10/11 by Shawn Thomas

“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed.” (Galatians 1:8) In our era of “what’s true for me may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Ministry, Uncategorized | Tagged anathema, certainty, confidence, evangelism, Galatians 1:8, gospel, Orthodoxy, witness | Leave a comment

Glorifying God In Our Work (John 17:4 Devotion)

Posted on 2017/08/17 by Shawn Thomas

Sunday morning we are going to be looking at what many people throughout history have called “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6:9-13. But as we will see Sunday, it should better be called “The MODEL Prayer”, because it really is … Continue reading →

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“Uncle Sam Needs YOU: To Be Salt & Light” (Matthew 5:13-16 sermon)

Posted on 2017/07/03 by Shawn Thomas

We’ve all seen the famous recruiting sign, “Uncle Sam needs YOU!” The truth is, Uncle Sam DOES need you: our country is in desperate need of you today. NOT necessarily to sign up for the military — though we do … Continue reading →

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