by Steve Thomason | Oct 30, 2017 | Devos
We begin a new worship series this coming weekend called Shine Where You Are. This weekend our theme is “You Are the Light of the World.” The main texts are Psalm 36:5-9, Matthew 5:13-16, and Revelation 21:1-6. I decided to focus the visual meditation on...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 23, 2017 | Devos
These are the four texts chosen for our reformation Sunday celebration: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36. This is the 500th Anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the chapel door in Wittenberg. He was not content to...
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 | Sep 11, 2017 | Bible
The CORE Worship Series takes us to our second topic this week: The Bible is Our Guide, Not our God. I love talking about the Bible! Here is my initial visual meditation for this week. I’ve spent a lot of time and energy over the past several years...
