by Steve Thomason | Dec 19, 2013 | sermons2013
Narrative Lectionary Text: Isaiah 55:1-11 and John 4:13-17 listen to the audio Let’s play the fill in the blank game. I’ll say a phrase and you say what comes next. There’s no such thing as a free _______. lunch. You can never go ________. home. If...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2013 | Animation, Illustration
This was a one-day collaborative effort between me and Jonathan Orwig. The image was inspired by Isaiah 55:1-13, Advent 3, and the upcoming sermon. Last week, in Advent 2, we saw the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. This week we reach the climax of the Gospel in...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 21, 2012 | sermons2012
Narrative Lectionary Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 [pretend to shoot a gun] “bang!” “Holy Blank, Batman!” Get it? I shot a blank. That’s funny. Do you remember who used to say “Holy ______” all the time? Robin. Right. As in Batman and Robin. The caped crusader’s sidekick was...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 26, 2011 | sermons2011
Text: Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:1-20 No jelly! That’s what he said to me. I was in third grade and my brother was a junior in high school. It was Christmas time and my mom had been baking cookies all day. My brother called me over and said, “hey Steve, if you go...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Isaiah 61:1-3; 65:17-25 We come now to the climax of Isaiah’s message. After all the pain and destruction of God’s punishment on Judah through the Babylonian exile, it is time to rebuild His people and establish the Kingdom that will bless the world. Read 61:1-3. ...