by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon examines three things we need to rethink if we want to live deeper into the Kingdom Life. These things are taken from Luke 3:1-22, the story of John the Baptist. View the PowerPoint [slideshare...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2017 | Devos
I hate waiting. I have lived enough of my life with technology that offers instant gratification that it makes waiting for anything seemingly unbearable. Perhaps that is why I am captured by the invisible text from today. The Narrative Lectionary Daily Reading for...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 4, 2017 | Bible
Here is a visual comparison between Matthew 3:1-7 and Luke 3:1-22. It is obvious that Matthew and Luke are using a common source. It is also obvious that they have very different agendas when telling this story. The green underline is when they quote verbatim (exactly...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 22, 2016 | Devos
The scheduled reading for today is Luke 1:57-66. It tells the story of John the Baptist’s birth and the controversy over his name. The people assumed he would be called Zechariah, after his father (imagine a guy named Jr. baptizing people in the desert?). His...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 21, 2016 | Devos
Today’s reading from the Narrative Lectionary is Luke 1:46-56. This is Mary’s famous song, traditionally called the Magnificat. I wrote about it yesterday in the blog post titled “Blessed is She Who Believed.” That post elicited some positive response. One reader...
