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...
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 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 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 23, 2018 | Devos
The second topic in our Overcome Worship Series is Anger. I’m not preaching this weekend, but we will record the podcast in the morning, so I like to dwell in the texts a little regardless. Our two main texts are John 2:13-25 and Ephesians 4:25-32. One important thing...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 19, 2018 | Devos
Do you ever feel overcome by anxiety? Are there things that keep you up at night with worry? We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with bad news. It is easy to believe that there is a life-threatening danger lurking around every corner. This week our...