by Steve Thomason | Sep 22, 2020 | sermons2020
Abram began to doubt God’s promise. God took Abram under the night sky and said “count the stars” that’s how many children you will have. Abram’s “Amen” needed reassurance. He said Amen and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
by Steve Thomason | Sep 17, 2020 | Devos
I woke up exhausted this morning. Sleep eluded me again last night. The endless hours of Zoom and the disembodied contected disconnection takes its toll on the spirit. The Holy Spirit moved, yet again, in the early morning, through the most unlikely vehicle of...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 14, 2020 | Bible, Illustration
Download PowerPoint and Image Pack The Narrative Lectionary takes us to Genesis 15:1-6 this week. Abram begins to doubt God’s promise. God asks him to count the stars. That’s how many children Abram and Sarai will have. Abram believed God...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 12, 2020 | Spiritual Formation
Join Pastor Steve for a one-time webinar. The session will offer a clear and hopeful guide to the essential practices that will help ground you in the unconditional love of God. You will learn to trust that God is present—even in the midst of chaos. Then, it will help you share that love and hope with everyone around you.
by Steve Thomason | Sep 8, 2020 | Bible
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by Steve Thomason | Sep 1, 2020 | Writing
Today was supposed to be the deadline for my book on using visuals in preaching. Fortress Press reached out to me in the Spring of 2019 and asked if I would submit a book proposal for a piece that would be part of the Working Preacher Book Series. They wanted a book...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 31, 2020 | sermons2020
This sermon steps through the story of Paul in Philippi in Acts 16:11-40 and demonstrates how the Kingdom of God intersects with the Kingdom of Human Power Structures. What is the Good News in these difficult times?
by Steve Thomason | Aug 28, 2020 | sermons2020
The Apostle Paul wanted to visit Rome. He probably never imagined that he would have to first sit in jail for two years and then be carried there as a prisoner in order to fulfill this plan. Have you ever had plans disrupted? How do we deal with it when our life gets thrown upside down? Where is God in all of the chaos? This sermon explores those things as we look at Paul’s story in Acts 25:1-12.
by Steve Thomason | Aug 25, 2020 | Art, Bible
The Apostle Paul expands the message of the Gospel to enter into the Roman Colony of Philippi. Explore Acts 16:11-40 to see how the Good News of God’s Kingdom insterects with Imperial power.
by Steve Thomason | Aug 10, 2020 | sermons2020
Saul encounters the Risen Christ on the road to Damascus and is blinded. Ananias encounters the risen Christ and is told to help Saul. Both men learn a new way to see in Acts 9:1-20.