by Steve Thomason | Oct 21, 2017 | Devos, Law and Gospel
The Worship Theme tomorrow is titled “How You Live Matters.” This is the continuation of our CORE series where we look at the core elements of our faith. The real theological issue is a classic Lutheran teaching called Law and Gospel. This is a massive topic and I’ve...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 9, 2017 | Devos
Here is my visual meditation on the theme for worship this weekend. We continue our CORE series by looking at the sacraments of baptism and communion. The key texts are 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Matthew 26:20-29, and Matthew 28:16-20. What do you see in this...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 5, 2017 | Devos
There is comfort in talking about brokenness. We all sense that things are broken, or messed up, in this world. How can we not after witnessing the senseless massacre in Las Vegas earlier this week. When we say it’s broken, then we can be assured that it isn’t...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 2, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Why would God–the infinite source of all things/ultimate reality–choose to become human, suffer, and die the death of a common criminal? That’s just stupid. This is the big question for our sermon this weekend as we continue our worship series: CORE....
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by Steve Thomason | Sep 28, 2017 | Technology for Academics
It has been over two years since I defended my dissertation. Much has happened since that day. I am five months into a new call, which I love. Yet, I have a confession to make. I miss being in school. Sometimes, when I get a little stressed, or over-peopled (I am an...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Our CORE series continues this week with the topic of FORGIVENESS. The key texts are Psalm 51:1-12 and John 20:19-23. King David wrote the Psalm after he had been busted by the prophet Nathan for his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband. Would you be...
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by Steve Thomason | Sep 21, 2017 | Live Art
The Table happened again last night. This was our second week experimenting with this new style of worship on Wednesday nights. The theme was The Bible. It is our second week of the CORE series. One of our values at The Table is to be creative and interactive for all...
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by Steve Thomason | Sep 20, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This is the second sermon in the CORE Series. This sermon explores what role the Bible plays in our faith. What is the Bible and why does it matter? The key passages are Psalm 1:1-3 and John 1:1-5, 10-14. [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 18, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
The CORE sermon Series brings us to the next key element of our faith. We are the church, and the church is a holy mess. Martin Luther said that we are simil justus et peccator, which is Latin for similateously saint and sinner. The Apostle Paul said it best in Romans...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 14, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon launches the Worship Series called CORE. We spend eight weeks looking at the core elements of our faith as followers of Jesus, specifically within a Lutheran framework. This sermon asks, “Why Jesus?” We need Jesus to both see God, and to know...
