by Steve Thomason | Mar 13, 2019 | podcast, sermons2019
This sermon explores the meaning of the word forgiveness. Peter asks Jesus, “How many times should I forgive?” Jesus responds with a parable of a radically generous landowner and terribly selfish slave. How can we be so unforgiving when God is so radically...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 27, 2019 | Bible
How can we get along in the church? in the world? That’s what Jesus talks about in Matthew 18:1-35. Scholars call this the Community Discourse. Jesus is asked two questions: 1) Who is the greatest? 2) How often should we forgive? Answer: The least is the...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Our CORE series continues this week with the topic of FORGIVENESS. The key texts are Psalm 51:1-12 and John 20:19-23. King David wrote the Psalm after he had been busted by the prophet Nathan for his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband. Would you be...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 19, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon explores the story of Simon’s dinner party in Luke 7:36-50. Why was the woman considered a sinner? How should we deal with labels in our society, and who is welcome at the table? Watch the Video View the PowerPoint [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 17, 2017 | Devos
The text for this week’s sermon is Luke 7:36-50 from the Narrative Lectionary. Here is my visual commentary of the passage. Enjoy. (download the PowerPoint HERE) This is an awkward situation. A man who considers himself righteous because he obeys the Law of...