by Steve Thomason | May 31, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
This sermon explores the topic of Grief. What is it? What does the Bible say about it? How can we deal with it? The story of Job gives us some clues about how to sit with someone in grief and how not to sit with someone in grief. [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | May 29, 2018 | Devos
We are coming to the season when many young people will graduate from school. The ceremony is called Commencement. It means to begin; to start. That will be our theme in worship this weekend: Commence. The preaching text is Matthew 28:16-20. This passage is famously...
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by Steve Thomason | May 24, 2018 | podcast, Sermons
Summer is almost here and it’s time to start thinking about our summer worship series. This year we decided to borrow an idea from our sisters and brothers at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville and preach a series on the Holy Spirit. We’re calling it ALIVE!...
by Steve Thomason | May 20, 2018 | Animation
The urge to create often overwhelms me. This happened yesterday. I’ve been on vacation for the past week. We stayed home and spent lots of time working in the yard and enjoying our pool (why spend money to go somewhere when you’ve got a nice back yard,...
by Steve Thomason | May 8, 2018 | Devos
It has been twelve years, but it seems like yesterday. Lona’s scream pierced my soul. We knew all day that something was not right. No one had heard from her Dad that day. He was on location in Sacramento, CA running another construction project. His twin...
by Steve Thomason | May 7, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
This is the next sermon in the Overcome Series. It deals with Anger. Jesus was angry. Paul said, “Be angry, but don’t sin.” Anger is a gift from God that alerts us to a threat or a violation. The real challenge is how to channel that anger into...
by Steve Thomason | May 3, 2018 | Devos
Have you ever felt like you just don’t want to get out of bed…ever? There is a dark cloud floating right behind your eyes that makes everything seem distant and slightly unreal. Your logical mind tells you that the sun is shining and that everything in your life...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 30, 2018 | Personal Updates
I have been at Easter for one year. I officially started on May 1, 2017, so today is the last day of my first year. Moments like these offer a good opportunity for reflection and introspection. Here is a mind map that attempts to mark the significant events in my...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 27, 2018 | Devos
Things changed this week and I will preach on anger for two services. We have a graduate recognition service during the 9:30 worship service at Easter by the Lake. Our youth director will preach at that one and will speak directly to the grads. We didn’t really want...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 24, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
This sermon is the first in a series on mental health issues called Overcome. This week we look at anxiety. What is anxiety? What does the Bible say about anxiety? What are we called to do with anxiety in the church today? Read this post and listen to this podcast to...
