by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2015 | sermons2015
[slideshare id=43468251&doc=livinginfreedomsermonslides-150113075704-conversion-gate02] Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 3:1-17 What do you want to burn today? I know I would like to burn about twenty pounds. Are you with me on that one? It is the New Year and...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 9, 2015 | Bible Doodle, Sermons, Visual Preaching
This weekend we are looking at John the Baptist and the Baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:1-17. This drawing helped me think through the text. Baptism is not merely a ritual of water. That was John’s baptism. The baptism that Jesus calls us to is a continual process...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2015 | sermons2015
Moving Forward in Uncertain Times | A Sermon from Matthew 2:13-23 from Steve Thomason Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 2:13-23 The Flight to Egypt [Slide 1] Happy New Year, everybody. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve been eating non-stop...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 2, 2015 | sermons2014
Narrative Lectionary Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 12:15-21 Every week we say that Advent is a season of waiting. I wonder. What are you waiting for? I know my son told me that he is waiting for the day when we stop talking about waiting. What about you? I think...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 3, 2014 | Bible, ministry, Sermons
I’m beginning to think about my sermon for next week. It will be Advent 3 and the Narrative Lectionary brings us to Isaiah 42:1-9. This is the famous “Suffering Servant” passage that foreshadows Jesus’ ministry of passion. Juliana...