by Steve Thomason | Aug 11, 2016 | Bible
I plan to teach a course on how to study the Bible at Grace this fall and I need your help. What should I call this course? It is designed for beginners who may be intimidated by the Bible. It will give them skills to interpret scripture for themselves. Here are some...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 7, 2016 | sermons2016
[slideshare id=64780514&doc=whydoyoulovegodsermonslides-160807213446] Narrative Lectionary Text: Job 1:1-22 Join the Online Discussion Group When I was in middle school my little group of buddies and I would love to get together and have sleep-overs at each...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 5, 2016 | Illustration
The Bible Project has inspired me through their videos and podcasts about the Wisdom Books. They talk about the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job as if they were people, or characters in a play. I am going to use that metaphor in my sermon this weekend. I took...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 4, 2016 | Devos
I would like to take an informal survey of my online community to help get prepared for the second sermon in the Job series coming up on August 13/14. Here’s the question I pose to you: What are some of the worst things that people have said to you when you...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 29, 2016 | Devos
Next weekend we begin a five-week sermon series through the book of Job from the collection of Wisdom literature in the Hebrew Scripture. Most people react to this news with either an eye roll or a slouch in the shoulders. “Job! Really? It’s so depressing.” True. Job...