Thomaston Baptist Church10-Nov-19 Luke 18:9-14 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt. Wow! That’s hot stuff! And it is truly scary stuff, and most frightening of all, the sentiment that Luke expresses is absolutely true! If we are trusting in ourselves that we are […]
18-Aug-19 Luke 12:49-53 I am reasonably certain that most of us have a mental image that we conjure up when we call to mind the second person of the Holy Trinity. This may be an image of our own making, but more than likely it is that of an image that we have appropriated from […]
04-Aug-19 Luke 12:13-21 Anyone who’s ever taken on the responsibility of dividing up the spoils of a dead person knows just exactly how quickly the vultures can begin to descend. Some people have barely breathed their last before the survivors are squabbling over the dead person’s stuff. Everyone wants a piece of mommy, or lots […]
28-Jul-19 Luke 13:10-17 In Luke’s Gospel, this is the last recorded appearance of Jesus inside of the walls of a synagogue. I am not able to ask Luke why this is so, nor can I even second guess him legitimately, but I am always free to speculate and to conjecture and to make stuff up. […]
02-Jun-19 Acts 16:16-25 Slavery, in all of it’s various forms is still very much with us. We like to believe that we live in a modern, enlightened age where all persons are treated with the dignity and the respect that they have been created to receive, but that is not at all the case. We […]
12-May-19 Acts 9:36-43 We live in a culture of death and destruction. Death and destruction is all around us. The world is filled with people who are filled with hatred. And this hatred is demonically motivated. There is no other way to describe it. That hatred works itself out in acts of violence and death, […]
05-May-19 John 21:1-19 Well, last week we witnessed the creation and the commissioning and the complete empowerment of the new missionary community. And this week, that new missionary community, has, apparently, decided to kick-off the ministry by going on a fishing trip. Or, maybe not kick it off at all, and just go fishing instead. […]
28-Apr-19 John 20:19-31 It is Easter day, but it is evening. The disciples of Jesus have retreated, perhaps to a familiar place. It is somewhat likely that after Jesus’ death, that the disciples returned to the house in Jerusalem where they and Jesus had celebrated their last Passover together. John the Evangelist tells us right […]
07-Apr-19 John 12:1-8 I don’t usually hear people shouting during our Calls to Worship, even though the clear and biblical instruction from within some of them is to do exactly that. In our Psalm this morning, when it was my turn to shout, I intentionally disobeyed. I’ll not ask how you felt about that. There […]
31-Mar-19 Luke 15:11-32 No! You listen to me! This is not fair at all! I’ve worked like a dog and a slave for you my whole life! I’ve never disappointed you, never disobeyed you, I’ve stayed at home, I’ve been a faithful son, but I don’t feel like you’ve ever acknowledged my presence; when have […]
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