by Steve Thomason | Nov 14, 2013 | sermons2013
amos-sermon-slidesfrom Steve Thomason The Narrative Lectionary Text: Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24 Imagine this. “Howdy, y’all. I’m a farmer from Alabama. The Lord told me to come here today all you Yanks to give y’all a message. He says, ‘I...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 7, 2013 | Sermons, Spiritual Formation
I posted a survey on Monday that asked three questions about Justice, Worship, and their connection. I was please to receive 41 responses. This was an anonymous survey, so I can post the results. If you are interested to see what people said, you can download the...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 4, 2013 | sermons2013
Text from the Narrative Lectionary: 1 Kings 19:1-18 [slideshare id=27900508&doc=allsaintssermonslides-131104152121-phpapp02] Have you ever been disappointed by God? I know that sounds sacrilegious, but let’s be honest. Has there ever been a time in your life...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 4, 2013 | Sermons, Spiritual Formation
This weekend I am preaching on Amos 5:14-15, 21-24. It has some interesting things to say about worship and justice. I thought it might be a neat experiment to create an anonymous survey to see what people think about these topics. Would you be willing to take 5...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 4, 2013 | Sermons
I have to tell a funny story about a sermon illustration I gave yesterday. The text was 1 Kings 19 where we read the story of when Elijah runs for his life. He runs for 40 days without food and water. As I’m telling the story I stop and comment about the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 28, 2013 | Sermons
Have you ever been disappointed by God? Have you ever felt like you did everything God asked you to do, and God did keep up God’s end of the deal? When is God going to show up? Our theme this year at Grace is God With Us. We are following the Narrative...