by Steve Thomason | May 23, 2017 | Devos, Law and Gospel
The preaching text for this weekend’s sermon in the Narrative Lectionary is Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29. This is really a placeholder text to represent the center section of Paul’s letter to the Galatians during this three week mini-series on the the letter....
by Steve Thomason | May 20, 2017 | Devos
The reading today takes us to the last words of the Apostle Paul in Acts 28:23-31. I was especially captured by the last three verses. Paul is under house arrest in Rome and able to received visitors. A group of Jews had been visiting him and he was trying to convince...
by Steve Thomason | May 18, 2017 | Bible Doodle, Law and Gospel, Visual Preaching
This is a big weekend for me. It is my first opportunity to preach in my new call at Easter Lutheran Church in Eagan. I spent the day sketching through some ideas about Galatians 1:13-17, 2:11-21. (You can download the PowerPoint here.) Enjoy! Isn’t it funny how...
by Steve Thomason | May 16, 2017 | Devos
This is an exciting week for me on many levels. First, it is the first time I get to preach at Easter Lutheran Church in Eagan, MN. I was installed as the Pastor of Family Faith last weekend. Second, we moved into our house over the weekend, so this is the first week...
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by Steve Thomason | May 15, 2017 | Devos
I currently follow the daily reading schedule laid out by Clergy Stuff and I really like it. However, I find it interesting that they skipped the second half of Acts 15 this morning. The Narrative Lectionary text for preaching yesterday was Acts 15:1-18 (read this...
by Steve Thomason | May 14, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary text for today is Acts 15:1-18. The Jewish Christians of the first church were very concerned that Gentiles were becoming followers of the Way (the original term used to describe people who followed Jesus as Lord) without conforming to the Law...
