by Steve Thomason | Dec 13, 2010 | Devos
1 John 4:7-21; 5:11-12 The key to this passage is found in v. 7. We are commanded to love one another. Let’s stop right there. Have you ever struggled with that command? Is there someone in your church that you find very difficult to love? Is there someone in your...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 13, 2010 | Devos
1 John 1:5-2:6 Have you ever noticed that when you borrow another person’s car you are much more careful with it than your own? You don’t want to eat in it so that you don’t spill anything. You tend to take a little extra time looking for oncoming traffic. Why is...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 9, 2010 | Devos
James 2:14-3:18 Hopefully the point of this devotional was obvious through the study of the passage. Simply put, the message for today is this (to quote an overused cliché) “If you can’t walk the walk, don’t talk the talk.” A great reformer of his day, Francis of...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 8, 2010 | Devos
Hebrews 13:7-16 At first glance this may seem to be a strange passage to choose for a devotional. As with many things, the second or third glance will uncover a deep and practical truth. Take a pencil and circle the phrase “go to him outside the camp” in v. 11. Here...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2010 | Devos
We spent a lot of time this week discussing some fairly esoteric concepts. Today we will get nice and practical. In Peter’s first letter, he is speaking to a group of Christians who were experiencing severe persecution for their faith. They were being attacked...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2010 | Devos
Hebrews 10:19-26 Don’t be misled by the title of today’s devotional. We are not going to discuss some esoteric hodge-podge or potpouri of spiritualities. No, this title has a much simpler and sillier origin. I like to call Hebrews a salad letter because there are so...