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Pastor Chris Thomas Sermons
by Pastor Chris Thomas
Listen as Pastor Chris meanders through the story of God each week and explores what it means for our stories.
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Blessed: Mourners
We definitely don’t find mourning high on the “blessings” list but Jesus continues his kingdom declaration by talking about those who mourn. What does it mean for us to mourn as Christians and how is it a part of our calling to mourn the brokenness of the world as Jesus did?
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Blessed: Poor in Spirit
Jesus speaks more about money than any other topic. Is wealth a bad thing in and of itself? Jesus warns about the pursuit of wealth as our end goal but wealth can be used for God. When Jesus talks about being “poor in spirit” it is more about a disposition before God the Father than a condition…
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Blessed
This week I start a new series on the Beatitudes at the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. For Matthew’s gospel, the Kingdom of Heaven is an important theme. In the first teaching of Jesus’ that Matthew records, Jesus sets the tone for what the Kingdom will be about. What do the Beatitudes...
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10 Christian Practices: Fellowship
The world has thrown us a curve ball when it comes to our ideas about fellowship. As we end our series on practices every Christian should do, we look at how the principle of fellowship can still be accomplished in these days of COVID-19.
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10 Christian Practices: Generosity
God has been generous toward us in his mercy and love. We are called as Christians to be generous with the blessings God has given to us. What does it look like to live a life of generosity toward God and others? We take a look at the parable of the Good Samaritan to think about this Christian...
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10 Christian Practices: Thanksgiving
God has blessed us with so much in life let alone the grace and mercy we have received through Jesus. We see a regular practice throughout scripture of giving thanks to God for all God has done. Do we have thanksgiving on our lips first or grumbling? Listen in as I talk about how to develop a...
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10 Christian Practices: Confession
We are totally forgive by God in the grace offered to us in Jesus Christ. What keeps us hiding from God still? Confession is an important practice in the Christian life that helps us to come before our creator vulnerable, trusting, and ready to turn from our sinful ways. Listen in as we reflect…
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10 Christian Practices: Prayer
Today I talk about the practice of prayer and how important it is in developing a relationship with God. Through prayer we bond with God and learn God’s heart so that we can be like God and follow God’s will for our lives.
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10 Christian Practices: Meditation
We hear a lot about meditation these days as an important practice for mental and physical health. Christian meditation takes after the Jewish practice of meditation focusing your mind on God’s revealed word to learn God’s will for you. We look in this sermon how to develop this practice in your...
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10 Christian Practices: Awareness
God promises to always be with us but sometimes it can feel like God is far away. Why is that? In this sermon I look at how we can sharpen our awareness of God’s presence in our daily lives.
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10 Christian Practices: Fasting
Fasting has been a hot topic the last couple of years with fad diets. Fasting has also been used for spiritual purposes in religions around the world for many millennia. What does Christian fasting look like and what is the point of it? Listen this week to find out and learn how you can practice...
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10 Christian Practice: Listening
We are called into a relationship with God because the source of our life is found only in God. How can we know God’s will for us unless we listen? In this sermon I examine the ancient practice of listening to God and challenged all of us to spend intentional time listening.
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10 Christian Practices: Silence
There are many long standing disciplines in the Christian faith worth re-capturing for today. God likes to speak to us as we still ourselves before him. In this sermon I look at how important silence and solitude is and challenge us to find time for it.
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Appear: A New Way
Today I take a look at the story of Pentecost as I wrap up my series on the appearances of Jesus after the resurrection. The coming of the Holy Spirit gives us Jesus’ presence in a whole new way promised by God for a long time. What does it mean for us to live in the reality of God’s presence in…
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Appear: To Ascend
Jesus appears one last time to his disciples before he ascends into heaven to be at the right hand of the Father. While in Jerusalem the disciples share one more meal with Jesus and he commands them to stay put in the city until the Spirit comes upon them. He reminds them one more time of the...
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Appear: To Commission
This morning I take a look at one of Jesus’ last appearances to his disciples. In this appearance Jesus invites his disciples into the mission he began. What is this mission? How do we understand our part in that mission today? Come think with me on one of the most popular passages in Christianity.
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Sincere Faith
What does it mean for us to pass down the faith given to us? Do we recognize those who faithfully poured into our lives, passing their faith on to us? On this Mother’s Day I examine the idea of what it means to pass on our faith and recognize the role our mothers and fathers in the faith have...
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Appear: At the Lake
Jesus appears once again to his disciples but this time in Galilee as he had promised. The disciples went there to wait for him but soon got anxious and returned to what they knew best, fishing. After a night of no luck, Jesus shows up and reminds them of their calling to be fishers of men.
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Appear: To the Twelve
Jesus Appears to the those disciples he was closest to and gives them some words of affirmation and encouragement. What do we learn about Jesus’ resurrection and the hope we have from this encounter? Listen in and reflect with me.
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Daily Reflections – Do Unto the Lord
Enjoying life has something to do with the motivation behind it. We are not just called to enjoy whatever we desire or purely selfish things. God calls us to live a life in service to others and God. When our heart is transformed to live for others, we find fun and enjoyment in giving.
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Daily Reflections – Dance Like No One Is Watching
David danced before the Ark of the Covenant when it came to Jerusalem for the first time. His joy and excitement led him to not care who was watching and what they thought about him. Do we enjoy the blessings of the Lord so much that no one else's opinion matters? We reflect on this today.
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Daily Reflections – The Now
Worry consumes so much of our time and Jesus spoke about it to those he preached the Sermon on the Mount. Worry, anxiety and stress can steal so much enjoyment from our lives so what can we learn from Jesus' words to help us learn to have more fun?
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Daily Reflections – A Lesson from Children
Jesus said, "Let the children come to me." shortly after telling his disciples to become more like little children. Could Jesus have been talking about children's natural tendency to enjoy the situations life throws at them by creating opportunities to play? We explore this thought in today's video.
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Daily Reflections – A Lesson from the Leviathan
God created the whole universe and all its inhabitants. What if part of the purpose is to enjoy the life and world we have been given? Not in a selfish way, but as an act of worship. The Leviathan may give us a clue to the answer.
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Daily Reflections – Rediscovering Fun
Are we meant to enjoy life? What does God think about "fun"? This week we'll explore a theology of fun and what it means to enjoy life even in the midst of difficult times.
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Appear: Road to Emmaus
Jesus walks a journey with two of his disciples and they don’t recognize he is. He opens the scriptures to them and they still don’t recognize him. How is Jesus walking with you today that you don’t recognize?
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Daily Reflections – Trust Bow
The elders in the throne room before God in Revelation 4 lay their crowns down before him. They have been given authority and glory, and yet they chose to surrender all of that in trust of the one who sits on the rightful throne. Christian life is to be an emulation of this image. We place all we...
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Daily Reflections – Trust Fall
Jesus fell on his face in the Garden of Gethsemane. That moment of frailty, casting himself on his Father, is an example of how we face difficult times. When we find ourselves falling, do we surrender our will to God? It is a difficult thing to do, but we know we have a God who knows what we are...
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Daily Reflections – Trust Walk
God sees a picture of our lives we don't see. We are called to trust God as God guides us through our lives. King David from the Old Testament was regularly challenged with obstacles and yet through thick and thin he chose to trust in the Lord. May we learn to trust through every circumstance.
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Daily Reflections – Trust and Wisdom
Proverbs says that the beginning of all wisdom is to trust God. Trust does not come easily for us and needs to be cultivated. We need to know that God is trustworthy but luckily God has gone to great lengths to prove that. If we want to have godly wisdom, we'll need to cultivate a trust in God.
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Daily Reflections – Trust/Mistrust
The relationship humans were created to have with their creator was one of trust. The origin story of that relationship shows that we broke trust and the ramifications of that play out the rest of scripture. This week we'll explore what it means to have a relationship of trust with our creator.
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Appear: To the Women
Who was the risen and victorious King on Easter? The same king who went to the cross. We look at Matthew’s account of the resurrection this Easter morning.
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Daily Reflections – Holy Week Wednesday
Jesus abandons teaching in the temple and moves across the Kidron Valley to the Mt. of Olives. In clear view of the Temple Jesus continues to teach about God's coming plans.
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Daily Reflections – Holy Week Tuesday
Tuesday of Holy Week Jesus goes back to the Temple to teach. He continues to push back against the hypocrisy and corruption he sees in the religious institutions of his day. The leaders ask him questions to trap him.
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Daily Reflections – Holy Week Monday
This week we are doing a shortened week of reflections due to Holy Week services, but we'll be looking at what Jesus did on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week. Today we see Jesus clear the Court of Gentiles in the Temple Mount of sellers and money changers.
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Appear: Triumph Before the Storm
We start a new worship series today on Palm Sunday looking at the appearances of Jesus around the Easter story. Today we look at John’s account of the Palm Sunday events and how Jesus’ actions don’t always match up with our expectations.
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Daily Reflections – Waiting Passionately
The word "Passion" comes from the Latin translation of the Greek word "Pathos" which means suffering. The idea of suffering in waiting is not one we easily receive but if we follow in the footsteps of Jesus, we may be called to suffer in his name. Next week we celebrate Holy Week, or "Passion...
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Daily Reflections – Waiting Energetically
We don't wait for God in apathy or unpreparedness. Like a bride or groom waiting for their future spouse, we wait for perfect union with our savior one day. While we wait that unity becomes more and more realized in our daily lives. We contemplate this idea for the reflection today.
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Daily Reflections – Waiting Transformation
Waiting has more of a purpose than just achieving the end goal we are waiting for. God uses waiting to transform us more into the image of Jesus. Today we contemplate this idea.
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Daily Reflections – Waiting Attentively
Waiting is about where our attention is. Are we focused on the things of this world or on our own desires? Or are we focused on God and God's desires for us? I reflect on this in today's podcast.
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Daily Reflections – Waiting Actively
Waiting is not always a passive practice. Scripture usually talks about Waiting as an active thing. What does waiting look like when we see it as an active practice? Join me today as I look at this question in our daily reflection.
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Daily Reflections – Waiting on God
We don't usually like waiting but in this time of forced "waiting" is there something we can learn for the long term about this important topic. Join me today as I reflect on "Waiting on God"
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Wayward: Unfair
Have you ever felt like life was unfair? Jonah definitely did as he ran from God’s call to preach a message to the Ninevites. This week we finish our series on Jonah by looking at God’s response to Jonah’s rebellion.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Day
It’s the Sabbath! What will you do with our reflections on the Sabbath this week. Will you make new priorities to integrate the spirit of the Sabbath into your weekly patterns? Join me today as I conclude my reflections on the Sabbath. Next week we’ll look at the concept of “Waiting”.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Relationship
Sabbath is about relationship. God made the Sabbath and blessed it. Exodus says it is a day to be “unto the Lord”. What would it do for your relationship with God to remember God’s presence with you weekly? I reflect today on these thoughts.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Time
The Sabbath is a unique part of God's creation because it deals soley with time. The rest of creation deals with material space. We are reminded in Sabbath that we are not merely spatial creatures but creatures in time as well. Today I reflect on this concept.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Rest
Rest is the most natural connection we make with Sabbath. What does Sabbath rest have to say to a overly busy culture? Join me today as he continues his daily reflections on Sabbath.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Dependence
What do elevators in Israel teach us about the Sabbath? Today’s reflection seeks to answer this question. Stay safe and take time today to encounter God.
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Daily Reflections – Sabbath Creation
The spread of COVID-19 has changed many of our daily lives. We have been forced to slow down and be more mindful of our health, time, and so much more. The Biblical principle of Sabbath is the perfect way to re-frame this shift in our daily rhythms. This week I will be exploring what the Sabbath...
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Wayward: Begrudgingly
Today I continue a series started by my colleague Rev. Renee Roederer. We are taking a walk through the book of Jonah and this week I am exploring chapter three. We like life when we can maintain our illusion of control but sometimes God comes along and does something to destroy that illusions.…
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Listen as Pastor Chris meanders through the story of God each week and explores what it means for our stories.
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Pastor Chris Thomas
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