by Steve Thomason | Sep 10, 2014 | sermons2014
listen to the audio CLICK TO LISTEN This has been one of the wettest years on record here in Minnesota. Do you remember how much it rained at the end of May? On one particular Saturday night it poured and poured and my sump pump would not stop pumping water, until it...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 5, 2014 | sermons2014
I love superheroes. On the count of three, I want everyone to say the name of your favorite superhero. Got it? One. Two. Three. The truth is that we like heroes of all kinds; The super ones, and the real ones. I had a conversation with some of our high school students...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2014 | sermons2014
Narrative Lectionary Text: Ruth 1:1-22 It is good to be back. I’ve been on a sabbatical for the past six weeks so that I can focus on writing my dissertation. First, let me officially say thank you to Pastor Mark, the vision board, and all of you for allowing me...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2014 | sermons2011
Here are links to sermons that I preached from the Revised Common Lectionary: Year A, back in 2011. We have since switched to the Narrative Lectionary at Grace, but I offer these sermons up to anyone who is preaching the RCL this fall. Enjoy! Confront in Love: A...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | sermons2014
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30 I have a confession to make. When I found out that I was supposed to preach from the parable of the talents, I didn’t really want to do it. I have been wrestling with this passage for a few years now. I grew up thinking it meant one...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 10, 2014 | Sermons
The sabbatical is over and it’s time to get preaching again. We will preach a three-week series on Ruth, beginning next Sunday. I will preach the first and third and Pastor Mark will preach the second. We are following the Narrative Lectionary, but are one week...