by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon looks at the story of Jesus when he preached in his hometown synagogue. It started out as good news. He is the Messiah. Then things went bad and the people tried to kill him. What changed their minds? Follow the PowerPoint [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2017 | Bible
How do we reconcile the seemingly loving and peaceful Jesus with a seemingly vengeful and angry God of the Hebrew Bible? This is a sticking point for many people, especially in a society so saturated with hate crimes. I bring this up today because it is early Saturday...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 13, 2017 | Bible
Here is the visual version of the commentary on Luke 4:16-30 found in this post. Good News bad News | A Sermon from Luke 4:16-30 from Steve Thomason Download PowerPoint and Image Pack Here’s how it works: Look at the picture. Read the short description. Move to...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 12, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
This is my initial observation of the text for this week’s sermon from Luke 4:16-30. The image is a screen capture from my notes in Logos. I’m offering this post as a kind of “behind-the-scenes, making-of” peek into how a sermon is crafted. The...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 11, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
I listened to a podcast this morning that really inspired me. First of all, if you haven’t checked out the ministry of Renovare, I invite you to do so. It is a deep well of refreshment for your soul. I was deeply connected with renovare during my days at Central...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon examines three things we need to rethink if we want to live deeper into the Kingdom Life. These things are taken from Luke 3:1-22, the story of John the Baptist. View the PowerPoint [slideshare...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2017 | Devos
I hate waiting. I have lived enough of my life with technology that offers instant gratification that it makes waiting for anything seemingly unbearable. Perhaps that is why I am captured by the invisible text from today. The Narrative Lectionary Daily Reading for...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 4, 2017 | Bible
Here is a visual comparison between Matthew 3:1-7 and Luke 3:1-22. It is obvious that Matthew and Luke are using a common source. It is also obvious that they have very different agendas when telling this story. The green underline is when they quote verbatim (exactly...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 28, 2016 | Devos
Several collections of words and images converged on me this morning. I try to pay attention when this happens and see what God is trying to say through the connections. I will spell out the sequence, highlight some key points, and then invite you to see what...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 26, 2016 | Caricatures
Another Day-Off Doodle. OK, this one took two days.
