by Steve Thomason | Dec 26, 2017 | Bible
We are about to launch a worship series that walks through the Gospel of John, following the Narrative Lectionary (January – April, 2018). This post is designed to provide you with a general introduction and framework for how to approach the story of Jesus that...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 24, 2017 | Devos
This morning I woke up and thought, “I have nothing to say or blog about today.” It is Christmas Eve. I posted my Christmas letter yesterday. Pastor Kris and I have already led and co-preached two Christmas Eve services and today we prepare ourselves to...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 11, 2017 | Devos
We’ve come to our final week in the Advent Conspiracy. The fourth way to conspire against the consumerism of this season is to LOVE ALL. Our texts are Matthew 1:18-25, Colossians 3:12-17, and 1 John 3:16-18. In addition to meditating on the image below, I also invite...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
The Second step to conspire against consumerism this Advent season is to simply spend less. This sermon explores why we have associated gift giving with Christmas in our society and how we might bring it into balance. [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2017 | Devos
The Advent Conspiracy takes an ironic turn this week. The way to conspire against consumerism, we said last week, was to “spend less.” This week we’re saying “give more.” Wait a minute. How can we give more, but spend less? I invite you...