by Steve Thomason | Mar 20, 2011 | sermons2011
Lectionary Texts: Genesis 12:1-4 John 3:1-17 My dog is a spaz. Meet Shasta. He’s my 12 pound ball of fur. He was traumatized as a small puppy. He loved running out of our sliding glass door to the back yard. One day we had the glass door open, but the screen door was...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Genesis 45:1-15 As human beings we like to get even. We flock to movie theatres to watch the good guy sock it to the bad guy in the end of the movie. We love vengeance! Of course we do. It only makes sense. If someone hurts us the only fair thing to do is to hurt...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Joseph found himself in a situation that many adolescent boys have dreamed about. A beautiful woman seduces you. No one is around. You can have what you want and no one will ever know. What would you do if you were in that situation? Unfortunately, many of us would...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Genesis 38:1-30 To say the least, this story provides the reader with dramatic whiplash. In chapter 37 we plunge into the story of Joseph and are sitting on the edge of our seat to see what happens to this poor boy that is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers....
by Steve Thomason | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Genesis 32:22-32 Can you believe the audacity of Jacob? He wrestled with God and actually believed he could win! God had to maim him in order to break him down. Jacob left that struggle with God having a permanent limp. From that moment on Jacob would have a physical...
