by Steve Thomason | Dec 31, 2014 | Bible, Devos
It is New year’s Eve and I’ve spent the afternoon getting reacquainted with Matthew, the author of the first Gospel. We launch into the new year this weekend and, with it, we begin our sermon series through the Gospel of Matthew following the Narrative...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 10, 2014 | Devos
A common trap for pastors is to substitute sermon preparation for devotional reading. I fall into this trap often. The current sermon I’m working on is from Isaiah 42:1-9. This passage speaks of the one upon whom God will pour the Spirit and through whom God...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 30, 2014 | Bible, Devos
Bible Mania is a twelve-part overview of the Bible that I taught at Grace Lutheran Church on October 11, 2014. I’m uploading the sessions as I get them edited. Here’s session 04: The...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 8, 2014 | Devos, sermons2014, Thketches
Listen to the sermon audio One lens through which we can look at the human condition is that of the socio-economic landscape. What did Jesus have to say about how the socio-economic classes should interact? There are basically three classes of people in the world,...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 6, 2014 | Devos
We finished up our series on the Ten Commandments in Catechism last night by talking about commandments 9 and 10. Don’t covet. It sounds pretty easy, but the truth is that these two commands run completely contrary to our American way of life. We wrote two words...
