by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2016 | Devos
We skip two important stories between last week’s sermon on the four soils and this week’s sermon on the healing of two women. The first story is when Jesus calms the stormy sea in Mark 4:35-41. The second story describes Jesus’ encounter with a...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 19, 2016 | sermons2016
Jesus describes the mystery of the Kingdom of God by telling the parable of the Sower and the Four Soils in Mark 4:1-20. This sermon asks: How can we cultivate the promise of God and be good soil? View the PowerPoint [slideshare...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 19, 2016 | Art, Devos
The Journey reading for today brings us to my favorite passage of the entire Bible. It is the metaphor of the vine and the branches in John 15:1-10. I have been captivated by this image since I was a child. Do a search on my site for “John 15” and you will...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2016 | Devos
The Journey reading for today is John 14:22-31. Here we see a classic dialogue between Jesus and a disciple. Judas (not the one who betrayed Jesus) asks a direct question and Jesus does not give a straight answer. Isn’t that frustrating? Let’s look at this...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 12, 2016 | Devos
The Gospel of Mark is a strange and wonderful way to encounter the story of Jesus’ life. He bursts into the scene in the first part of chapter 1 with the heavens tearing open, a 40-day wrestling match with the adversary, and a bold proclamation that the Kingdom...
