by Steve Thomason | Jun 3, 2019 | podcast, sermons2019
The apostle Paul quotes his would be accusers, “What should we say then, should we continue in sin so that grace may increase?” Paul emphatically responds, “May it NEVER be! How can we who have DIED to sin continue to live in it?” What does...
by Steve Thomason | May 29, 2019 | Bible
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to Romans 6:1-14 this week. Paul has been teaching some radical heresy that might lead some hard core law-followers to accuse him of being a libertarian. He counters this accusation by appealing to a deeper reality of life in God. We...
by stevethomason | Jan 9, 2019 | Devos
Thirty years have passed. The little boys of Matthew chapters 1 and 2 are now grown up. Elizabeth’s son, John, is a wild man, living out in the wilderness, eating locusts and honey, wearing a robe made of camel’s hair. He is preaching a bombastic message...
by stevethomason | Dec 4, 2018 | Devos
This morning I was preparing for the upcoming week of Advent 2: The Candle of Peace. Our two main texts are Luke 1:68-79 and Luke 3:1-6. I was reminded of some work that I did in these texts the last time I preached through Luke. They are appropriate to repost here...
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...
